Chinese word dictionary

发明

fāmíng · to invent; an invention; CL:個|个[ge4]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified发明

Traditional發明

Pinyinfāmíng

Part of speech动、名

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

发fā

to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

明míng

bright; clear

How to learn 发明

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

明年míngnián

next year

明天míngtiān

tomorrow

出发chūfā

to set off; to start (on a journey)

聪明cōngmíng

intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)

发fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)

发烧fāshāo

to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over; (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular