Chinese word

问世

Pronunciation

Pinyinwèn shì

Meaning

  • verbcome out

Example

这项新技术刚刚问世。zhè xiàng xīn jì shù gāng gāng wèn shì

This new technology has just come out.

Illustration for 问世 (come out)

More examples

这本小说十年前首次问世，后来成为畅销书。zhè běn xiǎo shuō shí nián qián shǒu cì wèn shì hòu lái chéng wéi chàng xiāo shū

This novel was first published ten years ago and later became a bestseller.

Core concept

A new creation steps from private or unknown existence into the public world.

Common phrases

  • 正式问世zhèng shì wèn shì

    be officially published

  • 首次问世shǒu cì wèn shì

    be released for the first time

  • 新产品问世xīn chán pǐn wèn shì

    new product is released

Similar words

面世miàn shì: Appear publicly as a newly created work or product.
推出tuī chū: Launch a new product or service and begin offering it to the market.
发行fā xíng: Officially publish or distribute a book or product for public use or sale.
上市shàng shì: Become available for purchase and sale in the market.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示某种新事物第一次出现在社会上或被公布、上市，让大众开始接触或了解。yòng yú biǎo shì móu zhǒng xīn shì wù dì yí cì chū xiàn zài shè huì shàng huò bèi gōng bù shàng shì ràng dà zhòng kāi shǐ jiē chù huò liáo jiě

Word origin

问世 (wènshì, "come out") joins 问 (wèn, "ask") and 世 (shì, "the world"), presenting a new thing as entering the world's notice.

Usage tips

  • Its formal written tone makes it common in reports about books, inventions, and technology, so it is useful for recognizing announcements in news and product coverage.

Other meanings

  • be publishedverb
  • be releasedverb

Opposites

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