How to say “domestically made” in Chinese

国产
guóchǎn

domestically made

adjective · HSK 6 · topic “Things and shopping”

“Domestically made” in Chinese is 国产, guó chǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

国产 is read guó chǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

guó — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
chǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

国
guó — country

Outside, 囗 “border”; inside, 玉 “jade”: a treasure behind a wall.

产
chǎn — produce, give birth

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 “国产”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 国产. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 这辆车是国产的还是进口的zhèliàngchēshìguóchǎndeháishijìnkǒudeIs this car made in the country or imported?

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “domestically made” in Chinese?

“Domestically made” in Chinese is 国产, pinyin guóchǎn.

What does 国产 mean?

国产 (guóchǎn) means “domestically made”.

How do you write 国产?

国产 is 2 characters: 国 (guó) — country; 产 (chǎn) — produce, give birth. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 国产?

国产 is read guóchǎn. Tones: guó — second tone, chǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“domestically made” in the lesson “Pricey, but worth it”

This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” of HSK 6. 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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