产物 chǎnwù product
product; result (of)
How to remember 产物: 产 to give birth + 物 thing = product.
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How it is used
- A product/outcome of certain conditions - usually figurative: 时代的产物 (shídài de chǎnwù) a product of its era, 冲突的产物 (chōngtū de chǎnwù) the result of conflict.
- Not a manufactured good (that's 产品 chǎnpǐn); 产物 is what something abstract gives rise to, often with a neutral or critical tinge.
- Frame: X是Y的产物 (X is a product of Y).
Example sentences
- 汤姆说他是习惯的产物。 Tāngmǔ shuō tā shì xíguàn de chǎnwù.Tom says that he's a creature of habit.