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title: "Dangan Meaning: 档案 (dàng’àn) Means “file”"
description: "档案 (traditional 檔案, dàng’àn) means “file; records; archives”. Hear its tones, see what 档 and 案 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 档案 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

档案 dàng’àn

## file; records; archives

## Its characters

1. 档 dàng file
2. 案 àn record

## In a sentence

公司保存着每个员工的档案。 The company keeps a file on every employee.

[More about 档案](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A1%A3%E6%A1%88)

## More words with 档 or 案

- [案件 ànjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anjian)
- [案例 ànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anli)
- [草案 cǎo’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caoan)
- [答案 dá’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daan)
- [搭档 dādàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadang)
- [档次 dàngcì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangci)
- [方案 fāng’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangan)
- [高档 gāodàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodang)
- [立案 lì’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lian)
- [图案 tú’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuan)

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