次品 (cì pǐn) — defective product, substandard goods; seconds (…

Definition

A 次品 is a flawed but still sellable product (often at a discount), unlike 废品, which is scrap or waste with no resale value.

noun

defective productsubstandard goodsseconds (slightly flawed goods sold at discount)

Measure word · 个

次品。
Zhè pī cì pǐn bù néng mài gěi gù kè.
This batch of defective products cannot be sold to customers.
次品。
Shāng diàn bǎ cì pǐn dǎ zhé chǔ lǐ le.
The store sold off the defective goods at a discount.
，次品。
Gōng chǎng yīng gāi jiǎn chá suǒ yǒu chǎn pǐn, bì miǎn chū xiàn cì pǐn.
The factory should inspect all products to avoid defects.

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.

次cìsubstandard

“次” marks second-rate or defective, and “品” means product, together referring to substandard goods.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old form of 次 shows a person exhaling, with the marks above the figure representing breath.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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