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成品 (chéng pǐn) — finished product, finished goods

Definition

成品 is a completed manufactured product, ready for sale or use. It emphasizes the 'finished' stage (from raw material 原料 to 成品), unlike 产物 which is any result/outcome, or 制品 / 用品 which are products in general.

noun
finished productfinished goods
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 成品。
    Zhè pī chéng pǐn yǐ jīng tōng guò zhì liàng jiǎn cè.
    This batch of finished products has passed quality inspection.
  • 成品。
    Cāng kù lǐ duī mǎn le dài shòu de chéng pǐn.
    The warehouse is piled high with finished goods ready for sale.
  • 成品。
    Cóng yuán liào dào chéng pǐn xū yào jīng guò duō dào gōng xù.
    From raw materials to finished products, many processes are required.

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.

成chéngfinished
品pǐnproduct

'成' means finished and '品' means product, giving the sense of a finished product.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
戊戊wù
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng成chéng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

成 puts 戊, a weapon, beside 丁, which gives the sound. The weapon part relates to protection, as in the old sense of city walls.

Open 成 →

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

Open 品 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Industry & Manufacturing

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