产值 (chǎn zhí) — output value; value of output | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

产值 is the monetary value of output (产值 chǎn zhí), used in economic and business contexts. Contrast with 产量 (chǎn liàng), which is the physical volume or quantity produced.

noun

output valuevalue of output

Examples

产值。
Jīn nián gōng sī de chǎn zhí bǐ qù nián zēng jiā le bǎi fēn zhī èr shí.
This year's output value of the company increased by 20% compared to last year.
产值。
Nóng yè chǎn zhí shòu qì hòu yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.
Agricultural output value is greatly affected by the climate.
产值。
Zhè ge háng yè de nián chǎn zhí yǐ jīng chāo guò wǔ shí yì.
The annual output value of this industry has exceeded five billion.

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 refers to output and 值 to value, so 产值 is the value of output.

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.

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

亻直值

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

直

直zhí值zhí

Same sound today

值 is made from 亻 (written in full as 人, a person) and 直, with 直 giving the sound.

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