Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
发明
fāmíng
Description
发明是指人们创造出新的东西，比如新的机器或者新的方法。
很多有用的东西都是科学家发明出来的。
Meanings
发明fāmíng
to invent; create something new
他发明了一种新机器。
发明fāmíng
an invention
电话是一个伟大的发明。
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Notes
- Etymology
发 (to send out/develop) + 明 (bright/clear), together meaning to bring something new to light.
- Nuance
发明 means to invent something new; 发现 means to discover something that already exists.
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