Chinese word

产

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǎn

Meaning

  • verbgive birth to

Example

她昨天在医院产下了一个孩子。tā zuó tiān zài yī yuàn chǎn xià le yí gè hái zi

She gave birth to a child at the hospital yesterday.

Illustration for 产 (give birth to)

More examples

这个省每年产小麦数百万吨。zhè ge shěng měi nián chǎn xiǎo mài shù bǎi wàn dūn

This province produces millions of tons of wheat every year.

Core concept

Something comes forth from a person, place, or process as a tangible result or asset.

Common phrases

  • 产下chǎn xià

    give birth to

  • 产出chǎn chū

    produce

  • 产卵chán luǎn

    lay eggs

Similar words

生产shēng chǎn: Produce goods or crops through work or processing.
出生chū shēng: Be born and come into the world.
产生chǎn shēng: Cause a new situation, effect, or feeling to arise.

Definition in Chinese

通过劳动或加工使物品或成果产生、制造出来；引申为生产或产出。tōng guò láo dòng huò jiā gōng shǐ wù pǐn huò chéng guǒ chǎn shēng zhì zào chū lái yǐn shēn wéi shēng chǎn huò chǎn chū

Word origin

产 (chǎn, "to give birth; produce") developed from an older sense of bringing something into being, then extended to producing goods, results, and assets.

Usage tips

  • A factory, farm, or process can be the subject of 产 (chǎn, "to give birth; produce"), so the subject helps distinguish industrial output from childbirth.

Other meanings

  • productionnoun
  • propertynoun

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