产生 meaning in English

chǎnshēng

to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate

HSK 3verbTraditional 產生11 strokes

Meaning of 产生

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chǎnshēng

to arise; to come into being; to come about
to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate

How to use 产生

产生 is used for abstract things that arise, such as problems, interest, feelings, effects, or misunderstandings. It is common in both speech and writing. Example: 他对中文产生了兴趣。(Tā duì Zhōngwén chǎnshēng le xìngqù.) He became interested in Chinese.

产 (chǎn) means to produce, and 生 (shēng) means to be born or grow, the same 生 you know from 学生 (xuéshēng) and 生日 (shēngrì). Put them together and something is produced and born: it comes into being.

Common mistake: Learners often use 产生 for physical goods made in a factory, but that is usually 生产 (shēngchǎn), the same two characters in reverse order. Say 生产汽车 (shēngchǎn qìchē) for producing cars, and 产生问题 (chǎnshēng wèntí) for a problem arising.

产生 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

事shì故gù由yóu一yí个gè简jiǎn单dān的de错cuò误wù产chǎn生shēng。

The accident arose from a simple mistake.

如rú果guǒ我wǒ对duì你nǐ产chǎn生shēng误wù解jiě，我wǒ实shí在zài抱bào歉qiàn。

If I've misjudged you, I'm terribly sorry.

本běn世shì纪jì初chū以yǐ来lái，产chǎn生shēng了le很hěn多duō进jìn步bù。

Many improvements have been made since this century began.

有yǒu些xiē药yào品pǐn会huì对duì身shēn体tǐ产chǎn生shēng危wēi害hài。

Some medicines can be harmful to the body.

这zhè将jiāng会huì对duì阿ā尔ěr及jí利lì亚yà产chǎn生shēng巨jù大dà的de影yǐng响xiǎng。

This will have enormous implications for Algeria.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

产 chǎn · to give birth · 6 strokes

生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 产生.

先生	xiānsheng	teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
医生	yīshēng	doctor; medical practitioner
生气	shēngqì	to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
学生	xuéshēng	student; schoolchild
生日	shēngrì	birthday
生病	shēngbìng	to fall ill
女生	nǚshēng	schoolgirl; female student
男生	nánshēng	schoolboy; male student
大学生	dàxuéshēng	university student; college student
小学生	xiǎoxuéshēng	primary school student; schoolchild
中学生	zhōngxuéshēng	middle-school student; high school student
生活	shēnghuó	to live; life

Questions about 产生

What does 产生 mean?

产生 (chǎnshēng) means "to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 产生?

产生 is made of 2 characters: 产 (6 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 产生 an HSK word?

Yes. 产生 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 产生 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 产生 is written 產生.

What is the difference between 产生 and 发生?

发生 (fāshēng) means an event happens, like an accident. 产生 means something new comes into being, often a result or feeling, like 产生影响 (chǎnshēng yǐngxiǎng), to have an effect. You say 发生了事故 but 产生了误会.

What words commonly go with 产生?

Typical objects are 问题 (wèntí) problem, 兴趣 (xìngqù) interest, 影响 (yǐngxiǎng) influence, 误会 (wùhuì) misunderstanding, and 感情 (gǎnqíng) feelings. It often takes 了 to show the thing has already arisen.