研
发

Research and development in Chinese: 研发 (yán fā)

yán fā

research and development

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 研發1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1research and development
  2. 2to develop

Stroke order

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研
发

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ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

研发

Simplified

研發

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这家公司正在研发一种新药。

    zhè jiā gōng sī zhèng zài yán fā yì zhǒng xīn yào。

    This company is developing a new medicine.

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Related words

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to send out

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to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

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)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

发达

fā dá

well-developed

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