投产 (tóu chǎn) — to put into production; to go into operation (of a factory, project, etc.)

Definition

投产 means a completed project or factory officially begins production — used in business/industrial contexts for the 'go-live' moment, not everyday use. Pairs with 工程、项目、工厂.

verb
to put into productionto go into operation (of a factory, project, etc.)

Examples

  • 投产。
    Xīn gōng chǎng xià ge yuè jiù yào tóu chǎn le.
    The new factory will go into operation next month.
  • 投产。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù cóng shè jì dào tóu chǎn zhǐ yòng le liǎng nián.
    This project took only two years from design to production.
  • 投产。
    Gōng sī jīn nián yǒu sān gè xīn chǎn pǐn tóu chǎn.
    The company has three new products going into production this year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

投tóuput into
产chǎnproduction

投产 uses 投 put into and 产 production, meaning to enter operation.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
殳
殳shū投tóu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, and the right part 殳 gives the sound of the character.

Open 投 →

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.

Open 产 →

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