Korean word

생산

Pronunciation

Romanizationsaengsan

Meaning

  • nounproduction

Example

회사는 생산을 늘리기 위해 공장을 새로 지었다.hoe sa neun saeng sa neul neul li gi wi hae kong jang eul sae ro chi eot tta

The company built a new factory to increase production.

Illustration for 생산 (production)

More examples

이번 달에는 생산량이 예상보다 줄었다.i beon ta re neun saeng san nyang i ye sang bo da chu reot tta

This month's production volume was lower than expected.

Core concept

An organized process that transforms resources and human effort into useful goods or services and its output.

Common phrases

  • 생산량saeng san nyang

    production volume

  • 생산을 늘리다saeng sa neul neul li da

    increase production

  • 생산설비saeng san seol bi

    production equipment

Similar words

제조chejo: An industrial process that changes raw materials or parts into finished products.
공급konggeup: Providing necessary goods, services, or resources where they are needed.
생산량saengsannyang: The total number or quantity of products made over a set period.
생산성saengsanseong: How efficiently labor and resources are turned into products or services.

Definition in Korean

원료와 노동을 투입하여 재화나 서비스를 만들어 내는 경제적 활동이나 그로 얻어지는 결과wol lyo wa no dong eul tu i pa yeo chae hwa na seo bi seu reul man deu reo nae neun kyeong je jeok hwal dong i na keu ro eo deo ji neun kyeol gwa

Word origin

The word is a Sino-Korean compound of 생 (saeng, "to arise") and 산 (san, "to produce"), connecting it with the creation of an outcome.

Usage tips

  • Company reports often discuss this activity through its amount, cost, and efficiency, making those measures useful clues to its meaning.

Other meanings

  • manufacturingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 생산성saengsanseongproductivitynoun
  • 생산자saengsanjaproducernoun
  • 재생산chaesaengsanreproductionnoun

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