生产线 (shēng chǎn xiàn) — production line; assembly line

Definition

noun
production lineassembly line
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 生产线。
    Tā men jì huà zēng jiā yì tiáo xīn de shēng chǎn xiàn lái mǎn zú xū qiú.
    They plan to add a new production line to meet demand.
  • 生产线，。
    Zhè tiáo shēng chǎn xiàn yǐ jīng yùn xíng le shí nián, yī rán hěn wěn dìng.
    This production line has been running for ten years and is still very stable.
  • 生产线，。
    Gōng chéng shī yōu huà le shēng chǎn xiàn de liú chéng, tí gāo le xiào lǜ.
    The engineer optimized the production line's process, improving efficiency.

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.

生产production
生shēngproduce产chǎnproduce
联合Side by side
线xiànline

生产 means producing, and 线 is a line; together they name a line where production happens.

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.

Open 生 →

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 →

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 線; 线 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
泉
泉quán線xiàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 線 uses 糹 (silk/thread) to show the meaning and 泉 to suggest the sound; the simplified 线 is a later shorthand.

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

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