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/生産)		生	產/産
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

  (Hailu, HRS): sen^ˋ san^ˊ

• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): seng¹ sang³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): seng-sán / sng-sán

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sên¹ suan²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹sen-tshe
• Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): sen¹ can³

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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 Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sên-sán
    • Hakka Romanization System: sen^ˊ san^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sen¹ san³
    • Sinological IPA: /sen²⁴ san³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: sen^ˋ san^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /sen⁵³ san²⁴/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: seng¹ sang³ [Phonetic: seng⁵ sang³]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: seng-sâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ɬaŋ⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: seng¹ sang³ [Phonetic: seng⁵ sang³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ɬaŋ³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-sán
    • Tâi-lô: sing-sán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengsarn
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-sán
    • Tâi-lô: sng-sán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sngsarn
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /sŋ̍³³ san⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sên¹ suan²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: seⁿ suáⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sẽ³³⁻²³ sũã⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹sen-tshe
    • MiniDict: sen^平 tshe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹sen-tshe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sən⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Hengyang)
    • Wiktionary: sen¹ can³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /se̞n⁴⁴⁵ t͡sʰan³³/

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):

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• 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)
• 商品生產 / 商品生产 (shāngpǐn shēngchǎn)
• 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

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

References

• 羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “生産”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	產
せい Grade: 1	さん Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 生產 – see the following entry.

【生産せいさん】 [noun] production [noun] manufacture [verb] manufacture, produce

(This term, 生產, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)