生产 (shēng chǎn) — to produce; to manufacture in Mandarin
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#306 most common word · HSK 5 · CEFR B2
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
生产 is pronounced shēng chǎn. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Zhè ge gōng chǎng shēng chǎn diàn zi chǎn pǐn.
This factory produces electronic products.
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What does 生产 mean?+
生产 (shēng chǎn) means "to produce; to manufacture" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 生产?+
生产 is pronounced shēng chǎn. It uses the tone 1 (high flat), then the tone 3 (rising/dipping). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 生产 in Mandarin?+
生产 is the #306 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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