Chinese word

生产

Pronunciation

Pinyinshēng chǎn

Meaning

  • verbproduce

Example

这家公司主要生产手机和配件。zhè jiā gōng sī zhǔ yào shēng chǎn shǒu jī hé pèi jiàn

This company mainly produces cell phones and accessories.

Illustration for 生产 (produce)

More examples

工厂已经开始生产新的零件。gōng chǎng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ shēng chǎn xīn de líng jiàn

The factory has already started producing new parts.

Core concept

A chain that turns materials or parts into a finished product, with the same idea extending to the arrival of new life.

Common phrases

  • 开始生产kāi shǐ shēng chǎn

    begin production

  • 生产产品shēng chǎn chán pǐn

    produce products

  • 停止生产tíng zhǐ shēng chǎn

    stop production

Similar words

制造zhì zào: To manufacture goods with factory equipment from raw materials or separate parts.
加工jiā gōng: To treat a material so its shape or qualities change for practical use.
出产chū chǎn: To come from a particular land, factory, or other source as a product.

Definition in Chinese

将原料、零部件等经过加工、组装等变为可销售的产品或商品；在医学语境可指分娩。jiāng yuán liào líng bù jiàn děng jīng guò jiā gōng zǔ zhuāng děng biàn wéi kě xiāo shòu de chán pǐn huò shāng pǐn zài yī xué yǔ jìng kě zhǐ fēn miǎn

Word origin

The two characters in 生产 (shēngchǎn, "produce; give birth") both concern something being brought forth, so their compound covers factory output as well as childbirth.

Usage tips

  • Machines, materials, and goods normally point to the manufacturing sense, while a hospital or pregnancy context points to childbirth.

Other meanings

  • productionnoun
  • give birthverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 生产者shēng chán zhěproducernoun
  • 生产线shēng chǎn xiànproduction linenoun

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