产出 (chǎn chū) — to produce (output, results, waste, etc.); to output (data, products)

Definition

产出 is a formal/written verb meaning 'to produce / to output' — it focuses on the result or output of a process, like 产量, rather than the effort (出力). Often used in business, industry, or research contexts.

verb
to produce (output, results, waste, etc.)to output (data, products)

Examples

  • 产出
    Zhè jiā gōng chǎng měi nián chǎn chū dà liàng diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn.
    This factory produces a large number of electronic products every year.
  • 产出
    Zhè ge yán jiū tuán duì chǎn chū le xǔ duō zhòng yào de chéng guǒ.
    This research team has produced many important results.
  • 产出
    Gōng sī qù nián chǎn chū de lì rùn bǐ qián nián gāo hěn duō.
    The profit the company produced last year was much higher than the year before.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

chǎnproduce

产 (produce) and 出 (out) combine to mean producing something out, or its 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
shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
yànchǎn
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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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