生產

See also: 生産 and 生产

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	to reproduce; to produce; give birth to reproduce; to produce; give birth; products; produce; resources; estate; property
trad. (生產)		生	產
simp. (生产)		生	产
anagram		產生／产生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): shēngchǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄔㄢˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сынцан (sɨncan, I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ caan²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sên-sán
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): seng-sán / sng-sán

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sên¹ suan²

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹sen-tshe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngchǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄔㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengchǎn
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-chʻan³
    • Yale: shēng-chǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengchaan
    • Palladius: шэнчань (šɛnčanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сынцан (sɨncan, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /səŋ²⁴ t͡sʰæ̃⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sang¹ caan²
    • Yale: sāng cháan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ tsaan²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seng¹ can²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sên-sán
    • Hakka Romanization System: sen´ san`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sen¹ san³
    • Sinological IPA: /sen²⁴ san³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-sán
    • Tâi-lô: sing-sán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengsarn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-sán
    • Tâi-lô: sng-sán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sngsarn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ san⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sên¹ suan²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: seⁿ suáⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sẽ³³⁻²³ sũã⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹sen-tshe
    • MiniDict: sen^平 tshe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹sen-tshe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sən⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/

Verb

生產

1. to produce; to manufacture

   生產單位／生产单位  ―  shēngchǎn dānwèi  ―  production unit

   生產廠家／生产厂家  ―  shēngchǎn chǎngjiā  ―  manufacturing plant

   生產任務／生产任务  ―  shēngchǎn rènwù  ―  production task

   破壞生產／破坏生产  ―  pòhuài shēngchǎn  ―  to sabotage production

   生產模式／生产模式  ―  shēngchǎn móshì  ―  mode of production

   水土流失是這個地區農業生產面臨的一個主要問題。 [MSC, trad.]
   水土流失是这个地区农业生产面临的一个主要问题。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shuǐtǔ liúshī shì zhège dìqū nóngyè shēngchǎn miànlín de yī gè zhǔyào wèntí. [Pinyin]

   Erosion is a major issue faced by agricultural production in this region.

2. to give birth (to a child)

Usage notes

Generally, 生產／生产 (shēngchǎn) is used for the production of concrete things, while 產生／产生 (chǎnshēng) is used for the production of abstract things.

Synonyms

• (to produce): 出產／出产 (chūchǎn)
• (to give birth):

• 分娩 (fēnmiǎn)
• 抾囝 (Hokkien)
• 抾囡仔 (Hokkien)
• 洗囝 (sǎi-gṳ̌ing) (Northern Min)
• 生仔 (saang¹ zai²) (Cantonese)
• 生囝 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 生囡仔 (Hokkien)
• 生娃 (shēngwá) (colloquial)
• 生娃娃 (Jin)
• 生嬰仔／生婴仔 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 生孩子 (shēng háizi)
• 生崽 (sang¹ zai³) (Gan)
• 踮房 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 降倈仔／降俫仔 (Hakka)

 

Derived terms

• 再生產／再生产 (zàishēngchǎn)
• 國民生產毛額／国民生产毛额 (guómín shēngchǎn máo'é)
• 國民生產總值／国民生产总值 (guómín shēngchǎn zǒngzhí)
• 大規模生產／大规模生产 (dàguīmó shēngchǎn)
• 大量生產／大量生产 (dàliàng shēngchǎn)
• 專業生產／专业生产 (zhuānyè shēngchǎn)
• 生產力／生产力 (shēngchǎnlì)
• 生產合作社／生产合作社 (shēngchǎn hézuòshè)
• 生產商／生产商 (shēngchǎnshāng)
• 生產工具／生产工具 (shēngchǎn gōngjù)
• 生產手段／生产手段 (shēngchǎn shǒuduàn)
• 生產方式／生产方式 (shēngchǎn fāngshì)
• 生產率／生产率 (shēngchǎnlǜ)
• 生產結構／生产结构 (shēngchǎn jiégòu)
• 生產線／生产线 (shēngchǎnxiàn)
• 生產要素／生产要素 (shēngchǎn yàosù)
• 生產過剩／生产过剩 (shēngchǎn guòshèng)
• 生產關係／生产关系 (shēngchǎn guānxì)
• 生產隊／生产队 (shēngchǎnduì)

 

Related terms

• 超產／超产 (chāochǎn)
• 投產／投产 (tóuchǎn)
• 製造／制造 (zhìzào)

Noun

生產

1. (archaic) livelihood

   不事生產／不事生产  ―  bù shì shēngchǎn  ―  to lead an idle life

Synonyms

• 世故 (shìgù) (archaic)
• 生活 (shēnghuó)
• 生涯 (shēngyá)
• 生計／生计 (shēngjì)
• 生路 (shēnglù)
• 飯碗／饭碗 (fànwǎn) (figurative, informal)