Chinese word

样品

Pronunciation

Pinyinyàng pǐn

Meaning

  • nounsample

Example

请把这些样品放在桌上。qǐng bǎ zhè xiē yàng pǐn fàng zài zhuō shàng

Please put these samples on the table.

Illustration for 样品 (sample)

More examples

我们需要对这些样品进行检测。wǒ men xū yào duì zhè xiē yàng pǐn jìn xíng jiǎn cè

We need to test these samples.

Core concept

A real item stands in for a wider class, whether it is shown, checked, or tried.

Common phrases

  • 免费样品miǎn fèi yàng pǐn

    free sample

  • 样品编号yàng pǐn biān hào

    sample number

  • 样品检测yàng pǐn jiǎn cè

    sample testing

Similar words

样本yàng běn: A selected part of a group used to represent the whole in a survey or statistical study.
标本biāo běn: A preserved or displayed real object kept for observation or research.
试用品shì yòng pǐn: A product sample prepared for customers to try before buying.
试样shì yàng: A test item made to check a product's performance or quality.

Definition in Chinese

用于检验、展示或试用的、代表某类物品的实际物件。yòng yú jiǎn yàn zhǎn shì huò shì yòng de dài biǎo mǒu lèi wù pǐn de shí jì wù jiàn

Word origin

样 (yàng, "appearance or model") + 品 (pǐn, "item or product") joins the idea of a model with an actual article, giving the compound its sense of a representative object.

Usage tips

  • In a shop, this word can label an item set aside for customers to examine or try, but it does not by itself say that customers may take the item away.

Other meanings

  • free samplenoun
  • specimennoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 样品箱yàng pǐn xiāngsample boxnoun
  • 样品室yàng pǐn shìsample roomnoun

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