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专利

zhuān lì · zhuan li

Traditional 專利

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. patent
  2. sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people
  3. monopoly
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Singing chopsticks

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)发明(fāmíng)了(le)会(huì)唱歌(chànggē)的(de)筷子(kuàizi)！

    I invented chopsticks that can sing!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)申请(shēnqǐng)专利(zhuānlì)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Really? Did you apply for a patent?

  3. Liangliang

    专利(zhuānlì)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is a patent?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)了(le)专利(zhuānlì)，别人(biéren)就(jiù)不能(bùnéng)做(zuò)一样(yīyàng)的(de)筷子(kuàizi)。

    With a patent, others can't make identical chopsticks.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)让(ràng)它(tā)唱(chàng)给(gěi)你(nǐ)听(tīng)！

    OK, I'll make it sing for you!

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)只会(zhǐhuì)唱(chàng)一句(yījù)：“好饿(hǎoè)，好饿(hǎoè)。”

    It can only sing one line: "I'm so hungry, I'm so hungry."

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)申(shēn)请(qǐng)了(le)一(yí)项(xiàng)新(xīn)专(zhuān)利(lì)。

This company applied for a new patent.

02

这(zhè)项(xiàng)技(jì)术(shù)已(yǐ)经(jīng)获(huò)得(dé)了(le)专(zhuān)利(lì)保(bǎo)护(hù)。

This technology has already received patent protection.

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