发
明

To invent in Chinese: 发明 (fā míng)

fā míng

to invent

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 發明2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to invent
  2. 2an invention

Stroke order

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发
明

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄇㄧㄥˊ

míng

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

发明

Simplified

發明

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 谁发明了电话？

    shuí fā míng le diàn huà？

    Who invented the telephone?

  • 那是谁发明的？

    nà shì shuí fā míng de？

    Who invented that?

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

聪明

cōng ming

intelligent

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

明白

míng bai

clear

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

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