印刷术

印刷術

yìnshuāshù

noun HSK 7-9 #48,449

Meanings

1 printing technology
2 the art of printing

Characters

to print; stamp

to brush; to print

Literally 'printing technique' — the art of printing

Examples

中国古代发明了印刷术。

Zhōngguó gǔdài fāmíng le yìnshuāshù.

Ancient China invented printing technology.

印刷术是中国四大发明之一。

Yìnshuāshù shì Zhōngguó sìdà fāmíng zhīyī.

Printing is one of China's four great inventions.

Tips

culture

One of China's Four Great Inventions (四大发明), alongside the compass, gunpowder, and papermaking. Bi Sheng (毕昇) invented movable type printing around 1040 AD.

Stroke Order

印 yìn

刷 shuā

术 shù