副产品 (fù chǎn pǐn) — by-product

Definition

Literally 'side product', used for both the literal by-product of a process and the figurative side benefit of an activity or project. Pairs with verbs like 产生, 出现 and comes after a possessor (e.g. 研究项目的∼).

noun
by-product
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 副产品
    Shí yóu jiā gōng huì chǎn shēng hěn duō fù chǎn pǐn.
    Oil processing produces many by-products.
  • 副产品
    Nóng yè fù chǎn pǐn kě yǐ yòng lái zuò féi liào.
    Agricultural by-products can be used to make fertilizer.
  • 副产品
    Zhè ge yán jiū xiàng mù de fù chǎn pǐn shì yí gè xīn fā xiàn.
    The by-product of this research project is a new discovery.

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