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“produce” in Chinese

Chinese

Also生产 (shēng chǎn)

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhì

Example

他们正在制作新电影。tā men zhèng zài zhì zuò xīn diàn yǐng

They are producing a new movie.

Illustration for 制 (produce)

How to say “produce” in Chinese

“Produce” in Chinese is 制 (zhì).

Making is viewed as a sequence of methods that transforms selected material into a completed result.

Full entry for 制: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 制

团队准备制作一部短片参加比赛。tuán duì zhǔn bèi zhì zuò yí bù duǎn piàn cān jiā bǐ sài

The team is preparing to produce a short film to enter a competition.

Tips for using 制

  • In everyday Chinese, this production sense usually appears in compounds such as 制作 (zhìzuò, "to produce"), while the single character is less common as a standalone verb.

Other Chinese words for “produce”

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生产

shēng chǎn

verbproduce

这家公司主要生产手机和配件。zhè jiā gōng sī zhǔ yào shēng chǎn shǒu jī hé pèi jiàn

This company mainly produces cell phones and accessories.

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