How to say “research and develop” in Chinese
research and develop
“Research and develop” in Chinese is 研发, yán fā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
研发 is read yán fā: 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
On the left, 石 “stone”: to grind into powder, and from that, to dig into a subject.
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
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 “研发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 研发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种手机是我们公司自己研发的。zhèzhǒngshǒujīshìwǒmengōngsīzìjǐyánfādeOur company developed this phone in-house.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “research and develop” in Chinese?
“Research and develop” in Chinese is 研发, pinyin yánfā.
What does 研发 mean?
研发 (yánfā) means “research and develop”.
How do you write 研发?
研发 is 2 characters: 研 (yán) — grind; research; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 研发?
研发 is read yánfā. Tones: yán — second tone, fā — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“research and develop” in the lesson “Research and development”
This word is from the topic “Science and technology” 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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