Chinese word

成分

Pronunciation

Pinyinchéng fèn

Meaning

  • nouningredient

Example

这个药的成分是什么？zhè ge yào de chéng fèn shì shén me

What are the ingredients of this medicine?

Illustration for 成分 (ingredient)

More examples

这种产品含有有害成分，应停止使用。zhè zhǒng chán pǐn hán yǒu yǒu hài chéng fèn yīng tíng zhí shǐ yòng

This product contains harmful ingredients, so stop using it.

Core concept

An identifiable part or substance that helps make up a larger whole.

Common phrases

  • 主要成分zhǔ yào chéng fèn

    main ingredient

  • 成分表chéng fèn biǎo

    ingredient list

  • 有害成分yǒu hài chéng fèn

    harmful ingredient

  • 营养成分yíng yǎng chéng fèn

    nutrient

Similar words

组成zǔ chéng: The arrangement of the parts that make up a whole.
部分bù fèn: A distinct part or section of a larger whole.
要素yào sù: A basic unit that helps form a whole or system.
元素yuán sù: A chemical substance made of atoms of one kind.

Definition in Chinese

指构成整体的各个部分或要素，常用于食品、药品、化学品等说明其组成或含量。zhǐ gòu chéng zhéng tǐ de gè gè bù fèn huò yào sù cháng yòng yú shí pǐn yào pǐn huà xué pǐn děng shuō míng qí zǔ chéng huò hán liàng

Word origin

成 (chéng, "become") + 分 (fēn, "part or share") presents a whole as something formed from distinct parts, giving 成分 (chéngfèn, "ingredient") its constituent-part meaning.

Usage tips

  • On packaging, this term often appears near percentages or amounts, so it helps identify the part of a label that lists what a product contains.

Other meanings

  • elementnoun
  • compositionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 有效成分yǒu xiào chéng fènactive ingredientnoun
  • 营养成分yíng yǎng chéng fènnutrientnoun
  • 化学成分huà xué chéng fènchemical componentnoun

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