Usage note
证件表示身份证明文件。
zhèng jiàn biǎo shì shēn fèn zhèng míng wén jiàn。
证件 means identity documents.
Context note
证件常用于身份、出行和办事。
zhèng jiàn cháng yòng yú shēn fèn 、 chū xíng hé bàn shì。
Documents are often used with identity, travel, and errands.
5 examples
请带好证件。
qǐng dài hǎo zhèng jiàn。
Please bring your documents.
他把证件拿出来。
tā bǎ zhèng jiàn ná chū lái。
He took out his documents.
证件很重要。
zhèng jiàn hěn zhòng yào。
Documents are very important.
办理手续要看证件。
bàn lǐ shǒu xù yào kàn zhèng jiàn。
Documents are checked when handling procedures.
没有证件不能进去。
méi yǒu zhèng jiàn bù néng jìn qù。
Without documents, you cannot go in.
5 mini stories
进学校前要先看证件。
jìn xué xiào qián yào xiān kàn zhèng jiàn。
Before entering the school, the documents are checked first.
她把证件放在包里。
tā bǎ zhèng jiàn fàng zài bāo lǐ。
She put the documents in her bag.
老师提醒我们不要忘记带证件。
lǎo shī tí xǐng wǒ men bú yào wàng jì dài zhèng jiàn。
The teacher reminded us not to forget our documents.
办手续时需要证件。
bàn shǒu xù shí xū yào zhèng jiàn。
Documents are needed when doing paperwork.
他把证件整理好放进抽屉。
tā bǎ zhèng jiàn zhěng lǐ hǎo fàng jìn chōu tì。
He sorted the documents and put them in the drawer.
Mini dialogue
借书
A
我想借这本书，需要什么？
Wǒ xiǎng jiè zhè běn shū, xūyào shénme?
I want to borrow this book. What do I need?
B
请出示你的借书证件。
Qǐng chūshì nǐ de jièshū zhèngjiàn.
Please show your library card.
旅行准备
A
明天去旅行，别忘了带重要东西。
Míngtiān qù lǚxíng, bié wàng le dài zhòngyào dōngxi.
We're traveling tomorrow. Don't forget to bring important things.
B
好的，我把证件都放在包里了。
Hǎo de, wǒ bǎ zhèngjiàn dōu fàng zài bāo lǐ le.
Okay, I've put all my documents in my bag.
Related words and contrasts
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身份证
shēnfènzhèng
ID card
A common type of personal document.
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学生证
xuéshēngzhèng
student ID
A document that shows you are a student.
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护照
hùzhào
passport
An important document for traveling to other countries.