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特产 (tè chǎn) — local specialty; special regional product

Definition

特产 refers to a product unique to a specific region — something only made or found there (food, craft, etc.). Unlike 特长 or 专长 ('special skill/strength'), it describes a thing, not a personal ability.

noun
local specialtyspecial regional product
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 特产。
    Zhè cì lǚ xíng wǒ mǎi le hěn duō tè chǎn.
    I bought a lot of local specialties on this trip.
  • 特产？
    Nǐ xiǎng cháng cháng zhè lǐ de tè chǎn ma?
    Would you like to try the local specialties here?
  • 特产。
    Zhè zhǒng tè chǎn zhǐ yǒu zài yún nán cái néng mǎi dào.
    This kind of local specialty can only be bought in Yunnan.

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.

特tèspecial
产chǎnproduct

特 (special) and 产 (product) combine to mean a product associated with a place.

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
牛牛niúox
Sound part声符shēngfú
寺
寺sì特tè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape combines 牛 (ox) with 寺, which gives the pronunciation; it originally meant a large bull.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 5Food (General)

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