What does 产生 mean in Chinese?

产生 (chǎn shēng) means "to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 4.

How do you pronounce 产生?

产生 is pronounced "chǎn shēng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

What HSK level is 产生?

产生 is an HSK 4 word on the new HSK exam syllabus. It is HSK 5 on the old exam, HSK 4 on the new one.

What characters make up 产生?

产生 is made up of the characters 产, 生. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 产生?

You can practice writing 产生 using our stroke order tool.

产生 (chǎn shēng), to arise

产生

chǎn shēng

to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to

HSK 4 Was HSK 5verb

Traditional: 產生

Characters in This Word

产生

Definitions

(verb) to arise
to come into being
to come about
to give rise to
to bring into being
to bring about
to produce
to engender
to generate
to appear
appearance
emergence
generation
production
yield

Example Sentences

这个决定产生了很大的影响。

Zhège juédìng chǎnshēng le hěn dà de yǐngxiǎng

This decision had a significant impact

Related Words

创造(chuàng zào)· to create

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出来(chū lái)· to come out

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出没(chū mò)· to come and go

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亮相(liàng xiàng)· to strike a pose (Chinese opera)

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HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 4
HSK 2.0: HSK 5
HSK Lord study list: HSK 3 list

产生: HSK 5 on the old exam, HSK 4 on the new one. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

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