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生产 (shēng chǎn) — to produce, to manufacture; to give birth (formal)

Definition

生产 (shēngchǎn) means 'to produce/manufacture' in factories or farming, and formally 'to give birth'. Contrast with 制造 (concrete goods, also 'cause trouble') and 生育 (only for giving birth to children).

verb
to produceto manufactureto give birth (formal)

Examples

  • 生产。
    Zhè jiā gōng chǎng shēng chǎn qì chē líng jiàn.
    This factory produces car parts.
  • 生产。
    Wǒ men gōng sī měi nián shēng chǎn dà liàng chǎn pǐn.
    Our company produces a large number of products every year.
  • 生产。
    Tā shàng ge yuè shēng chǎn le yí gè jiàn kāng de nán hái.
    She gave birth to a healthy boy last month.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

生shēngproduce
产chǎnproduce

生 and 产 both mean produce, so 生产 combines two ways of saying make or bring forth.

Characters in this word

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

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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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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