Chinese word

单据

Pronunciation

Pinyindān jù

Meaning

  • noundocument

Example

上班前请把单据整理好。shàng bān qián qǐng bǎ dān jù zhéng lǐ hǎo

Before work, please organize the documents.

Illustration for 单据 (document)

More examples

报销时请准备好相关的单据。bào xiāo shí qǐng zhǔn bèi hǎo xiāng guān de dān jù

When requesting reimbursement, please prepare the relevant documents.

Core concept

A paper trail that records a transaction and serves as proof.

Common phrases

  • 处理单据chú lǐ dān jù

    handle documents

  • 保存单据bǎo cún dān jù

    keep documents

  • 复印单据fù yìn dān jù

    make copies of documents

Similar words

收据shōu jù: A payment receipt showing how much was paid and when.
发票fā piào: A formal sales document issued by a shop or company for business and tax records.

Definition in Chinese

指购物、收付、运输等过程中产生的作为凭证或记录的票据、传票、收据等文书。zhǐ gòu wù shōu fù yùn shū děng guò chéng zhōng chǎn shēng de zuò wéi píng zhèng huò jì lù de piào jù chuán piào shōu jù děng wén shū

Word origin

单据 (dānjù, "transaction document") is formed from 单 (dān, "form or list") and 据 (jù, "evidence"), so its parts connect a record with proof.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, the word can cover several kinds of paperwork from one transaction, so it is useful when the exact type is not important.

Other meanings

  • billnoun
  • vouchernoun

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