Chinese word

研制

Pronunciation

Pinyinyán zhì

Meaning

  • verbdevelop

Example

科研团队正在研制新药。kē yán tuán duì zhèng zài yán zhì xīn yào

The research team is developing a new drug.

Illustration for 研制 (develop)

More examples

这家公司正在研制新型电池。zhè jiā gōng sī zhèng zài yán zhì xīn xíng diàn chí

The company is developing a new type of battery.

Core concept

Turns investigation into a trial form that can be tested and used.

Common phrases

  • 研制新药yán zhì xīn yào

    develop new drugs

  • 研制设备yán zhì shè bèi

    develop equipment

  • 研制成功yán zhì chéng gōng

    successfully develop

Similar words

研发yán fā: Work on research and development as one process to make a technology or product practical.
开发kāi fā: Plan and make a new product or technology from an idea.
研究yán jiū: Examine phenomena or technology to discover how they work and learn something new.
设计shè jì: Work out the form and specifications of a product or structure to suit its purpose.

Definition in Chinese

通过研究和试验，把技术设想转化为可用样品或原型的开发活动。tōng guò yán jiū hé shì yàn bǎ jì shù shè xiǎng zhuǎn huà wèi kě yòng yàng pǐn huò yuán xíng de kāi fā huó dòng

Word origin

研 (yán, "research") + 制 (zhì, "make or form") gives 研制 (yánzhì, "develop") its sense of turning study into a concrete technical result.

Usage tips

  • The word points to a project that reaches a testable product, so it does not fit a study that ends with information alone.

Opposites

Related words

  • 研制人员yán zhì rén yuánresearch and development personnelnoun
  • 研制单位yán zhì dān wèiresearch and development organizationnoun
  • 研制者yán zhì zhědevelopernoun

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