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发明

fā míng · fa ming

Traditional 發明

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to invent
  2. an invention
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The talking alarm clock

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)发明(fāmíng)了(le)一个(yīgè)会(huì)说话(shuōhuà)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)！

    I invented a clock that talks!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)会(huì)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What does it say?

  3. Liangliang

    快(kuài)起床(qǐchuáng)！

    Get up!

  4. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)发明(fāmíng)不错(bùcuò)，借(jiè)我(wǒ)用(yòng)一晚(yīwǎn)。

    This invention is good. Lend it to me for a night.

  5. Liangliang

    怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？我(wǒ)的(de)发明(fāmíng)好用(hǎoyòng)吗(ma)？

    How was it? Is my invention easy to use?

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)早上(zǎoshang)说(shuō)：再(zài)睡(shuì)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    This morning it said: sleep five more minutes.

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In a sentence

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01

任(rèn)何(hé)人(rén)都(dōu)知(zhī)道(dào)贝(bèi)尔(ěr)发(fā)明(míng)了(le)电(diàn)话(huà)。

Everyone knows that Bell invented the telephone.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ZeroAurora · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)发(fā)明(míng)是(shì)多(duō)年(nián)来(lái)耐(nài)心(xīn)实(shí)验(yàn)的(de)成(chéng)果(guǒ)。

This invention was the result of years of patient experiment.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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发
fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling)

明
míng

bright; opposite: dark 暗 (àn)

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