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dié (official) document; dispatch

Etymology

Flat  pages  of wood

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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我有一份重要文

Wǒ yǒu yī fèn zhòngyào wéndié.

I have an important official document.

请保管好这份文。

Qǐng bǎoguǎn hǎo zhè fèn diéwén.

Please take good care of this document.

古代官员需要携带度

Gǔdài guānyuán xūyào xiédài dùdié.

Ancient officials needed to carry ordination certificates.

家族谱记录了我们的历史。

Jiāzú pǔdié jìlù le wǒmen de lìshǐ.

The family genealogy records our history.

政府发出通要求对方撤军。

Zhèngfǔ fāchū tōngdié yāoqiú duìfāng chèjūn.

The government issued an ultimatum demanding the other side withdraw troops.

这份书的内容非常机密。

Zhè fèn diéshū de nèiróng fēicháng jīmì.

The content of this document is very confidential.

在档案馆里,我们发现了许多古代文。

Zài dàng'ànguǎn lǐ, wǒmen fāxiàn le xǔduō gǔdài diéwén.

In the archives, we discovered many ancient documents.

根据历史籍的记载,这座城市建于唐朝。

Gēnjù lìshǐ diéjí de jìzǎi, zhè zuò chéngshì jiàn yú Tángcháo.

According to historical records, this city was built in the Tang dynasty.