发明 (fāmíng) · to invent, invention

Meanings

1 to invent
2 invention

Characters

发

Literally 'to bring to light' - making something new visible to the world.

Examples

HSK 3

谁发明了纸？

Shéi fāmíng le zhǐ?

Who invented paper?

HSK 5

这是一个伟大的发明。

Zhè shì yī gè wěidà de fāmíng.

This is a great invention.

HSK 5

他发明了一种新的机器。

Tā fāmíng le yī zhǒng xīn de jīqì.

He invented a new machine.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 发明 (invent, create something new) with 发现 (discover, find something existing). Paper was 发明 (invented); America was 发现 (discovered).

In Pop Culture

四大发明 Sì Dà Fāmíng

Four Great Inventions

Paper, printing, gunpowder, compass - changed the world.

Stroke Order

发 fā

明 míng

Related Words

发明家 fāmíngjiā #14,124

inventor

发明者 fāmíngzhě #31,356

inventor / creator (of an invention)

发表 fābiǎo HSK 5 #2,703

to publish / to issue / to express publicly

发挥 fāhuī HSK 5 #2,878

to display; to bring into play / to give free rein to; to perform

发布 fābù HSK 5 #4,312

to release / to issue / to announce

发言 fāyán HSK 5 #4,941

to make a speech / to speak / statement

发音 fāyīn HSK 5 #5,996

pronunciation / to pronounce

表明 biǎomíng HSK 5 #2,323

to make clear; to indicate / to show; to demonstrate

明确 míngquè HSK 5 #3,762

clear; definite; explicit / to make clear; to clarify

明星 míngxīng HSK 5 #1,196

celebrity / star (famous person)