产业链 (chǎn yè liàn) — industry value chain

Definition

产业链 is the full chain linking raw materials through production to sales within one industry. It is narrower than 产业 (the industry as a whole) and focused on a single sector, unlike 供应链 which spans multiple industries.

noun

industry value chain

Examples

产业链。
Wán zhěng de chǎn yè liàn kě yǐ tí gāo shēng chǎn xiào lǜ.
A complete industry value chain can improve production efficiency.
产业链。
Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài tuī dòng chǎn yè liàn de shēng jí gǎi zào.
The government is promoting the upgrade and transformation of the industry value chain.
产业链。
Zhè ge dì qū de chǎn yè liàn yǐ jīng fēi cháng chéng shú le.
The industry value chain in this region is already very mature.

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.

产业industry

产chǎnproduce业yèbusiness

联合Coordinate

链liànchain

Industry and chain combine to mean a chain of industries.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 产 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 業; 业 is its simplified writing.

丵丵zhuóchisel
大大dàperson; big

The traditional 業 is explained as a picture of a beam from which bells and chimes hang, or as a person lifting that beam. The simplified 业 is a shorthand, not the original shape.

Open 业 →

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 鏈; 链 is its simplified writing.

金連鏈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

連

連lián鏈liàn

Same sound today

The traditional form 鏈 pairs 金 (metal) with 連, which gives the sound; the simplified 链 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 链 →