How to say “invent” in Chinese
invent; invention
“Invent” in Chinese is 发明, fā míng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
发明 is read fā míng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
日 “sun” and 月 “moon”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “发明”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 发明. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中国古代有四大发明。ZhōngguógǔdàiyǒusìdàfāmíngAncient China had four great inventions.
- 电话是谁发明的？diànhuàshìshéifāmíngdeWho invented the telephone?
- 造纸是一项伟大的发明zàozhǐshìyíxiàngwěidàdefāmíngPapermaking is a great invention.
More words from the lesson “Ancient inventions”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “invent” in Chinese?
“Invent” in Chinese is 发明, pinyin fāmíng.
What does 发明 mean?
发明 (fāmíng) means “invent; invention”.
How do you write 发明?
发明 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 明 (míng) — bright, clear. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发明?
发明 is read fāmíng. Tones: fā — first tone, míng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“invent” in the lesson “Ancient inventions”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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