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产量 (chǎn liàng) — output, yield, production volume

Definition

产量 is the quantity of goods produced (e.g. oil, grain, cars) — contrasted with 产值, which is the monetary value of that output. Pair with 销量 (sales volume) to distinguish supply from demand.

noun
outputyieldproduction volume

Examples

  • 产量。
    Jīn nián xiǎo mài de chǎn liàng bǐ qù nián gāo.
    This year's wheat yield is higher than last year's.
  • 产量。
    Zhè ge gōng sī jì huà tí gāo qì chē chǎn liàng.
    This company plans to increase car production.
  • 产量。
    Shí yóu chǎn liàng xià jiàng le bǎi fēn zhī shí.
    Oil output has dropped by 10 percent.

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chǎnproduction
量liángquantity

产 means production and 量 means quantity; together they mean how much is produced.

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.

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

  • 日日rìsun
  • 東東dōngbag; east

量 has 日 (sun) over 東 (bag; east). Some explanations suggest measuring under the sun or the sun rising in the east, but the exact origin is unclear.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5Agriculture & FarmingIndustry & Manufacturing

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