Chinese word

水产品

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuǐ chǎn pǐn

Meaning

  • nounaquatic products

Example

水产品在市场很受欢迎。shuí chán pǐn zài shì chǎng hěn shòu huān yíng

Aquatic products are very popular at the market.

Illustration for 水产品 (aquatic products)

More examples

消费者越来越关注水产品的来源。xiāo fèi zhě yuè lái yuè guān zhù shuí chán pǐn de lái yuán

Consumers are increasingly concerned about the source of aquatic products.

Core concept

Aquatic life and the foods or commercial goods produced from it, whether from the sea or fresh water.

Common phrases

  • 水产品市场shuí chán pǐn shì chǎng

    aquatic products market

  • 进口水产品jìn kǒu shuí chán pǐn

    imported aquatic products

  • 水产品价格shuí chán pǐn jià gé

    aquatic product prices

Similar words

海鲜hǎi xiān: Sea animals used as food, especially fish, shellfish, and crustaceans.
水产shuí chǎn: Aquatic life gained through fishing or aquaculture, along with related processed products.

Definition in Chinese

泛指从水域取得并作为食品或商品流通的水生动植物及其制品，既包括海产也包括淡水养殖和各种加工制品。fàn zhǐ cóng shuǐ yù qǔ dé bìng zuò wéi shí pǐn huò shāng pǐn liú tōng de shuǐ shēng dòng zhí wù jí qí zhì pǐn jì bāo kuò hái chǎn yě bāo kuò dàn shuǐ yǎng zhí hé gè zhǒng jiā gōng zhì pǐn

Word origin

水产品 (shuǐchǎnpǐn, "aquatic products") is formed from 水 (shuǐ, "water") and 产品 (chǎnpǐn, "products"), making the word broad enough for harvested, farmed, and processed items.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this term can cover freshwater fish and processed items as well as ocean catch, while English "seafood" often suggests food from the sea.

Other meanings

  • marine productsnoun
  • seafoodnoun
  • processed seafoodnoun

Opposites

  • 畜产品xù chán pǐnlivestock productsnoun

Related words

  • 水产市场shuí chǎn shì chǎngaquatic products marketnoun
  • 水产养殖shuí chǎn yǎng zhíaquaculturenoun

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