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The character 件 is a phono-semantic compound, structurally composed of the semantic component 亻, indicating a person, and the phonetic component 牛, which originally represented an ox. Its earliest meanings were concrete, referring to a written document or a physical item, often one part of a set. Over time, its application shifted from denoting specific objects to functioning primarily as a general classifier or measure word for events, matters, and manufactured items, a grammatical role it holds in modern usage.
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这件衣服很漂亮。
我收到了你的邮件。
请你把这份文件打印出来。
这个案件正在调查中。
你需要满足几个基本条件。
那起事件引起了公众的广泛关注。
这台机器的零件需要更换。
他仔细地清点了库房里的所有物件。