Chinese word

正品

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhèng pǐn

Meaning

  • noungenuine product

Example

这个包看起来像正品，但价格太低。zhè ge bāo kàn qǐ lái xiàng zhèng pǐn dàn jià gé tài dī

This bag looks like a genuine product, but the price is too low.

Illustration for 正品 (genuine product)

More examples

很多人通过看包装来识别正品。hěn duō rén tōng guò kàn bāo zhuāng lái shí bié zhèng pǐn

Many people identify genuine products by looking at the packaging.

Core concept

The real, unaltered item behind a product's trusted name.

Common phrases

  • 买到正品mǎi dào zhèng pǐn

    buy a genuine product

  • 辨认正品biàn rèn zhèng pǐn

    identify genuine products

  • 官方正品guān fāng zhèng pǐn

    official genuine product

Similar words

正货zhèng huò: Goods with a clear origin that are genuine rather than fake.
真品zhēn pǐn: A genuine item whose origin and construction can be trusted.
假货jiǎ huò: Fake goods made or sold as if they were genuine.
正版zhèng bǎn: A work or software product released officially under the correct license.

Definition in Chinese

用于区分真货与假货的名词，侧重商品为真正、未经伪造的状态。yòng yú qū fēn zhēn huò yǔ jiǎ huò de míng cí cè zhòng shāng pǐn wèi zhēn zhèng wèi jīng wěi zào de zhuàng tài

Word origin

The compound 正 (zhèng, "proper") + 品 (pǐn, "product") names a product as the proper, genuine one rather than an imitation.

Usage tips

  • In shopping talk, 是 (shì, "to be") and 不是 (bú shì, "not be") make short checks about whether an item is genuine sound natural in Chinese.

Opposites

  • 假货jiǎ huòcounterfeit goodsnoun
  • 仿制品fǎng zhì pǐnimitation productsnoun

Related words

  • 正品店zhèng pǐn diànauthorized retailernoun

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