原产地 (yuán chǎn dì) — place of origin, provenance

Definition

Refers to the geographic source where a product, food, or good was produced. Often used on labels, customs forms, and in trade contexts to indicate where something comes from.

noun
place of originprovenance

Examples

  • 原产地？
    Nǐ mǎi de zhè ge shuǐ guǒ de yuán chǎn dì shì nǎ lǐ?
    Where is the place of origin of this fruit you bought?
  • 原产地。
    Zhè ge chǎn pǐn de yuán chǎn dì shì fǎ guó.
    The place of origin of this product is France.
  • 原产地？
    Nǐ zhī dào zhè zhǒng jiǔ de yuán chǎn dì ma?
    Do you know the place of origin of this kind of wine?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

原yuánoriginal
产地place of production
产chǎnproduce地dìplace
偏正Modifier + head

原 means original, 产 means produce, and 地 means place, so the word points to the place where something is produced.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

原 combines 泉 (spring) and 厂 (cliff), picturing a spring bursting from a cliff-side, which gives the sense of origin or source.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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