# 发明 (fāmíng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 发明 (fāmíng) means “to invent; an invention”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to invent; an invention
- Pinyin: fāmíng (fa1 ming2)
- Traditional: 發明
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 造纸术是中国古代发明的。
  Zàozhǐshù shì Zhōngguó gǔdài fāmíng de.
  Papermaking was invented in ancient China.

## Characters

- [发](https://hanziro.com/word/fa-send-out/) (fā): to send out; to issue
- 明 (míng): bright; opposite: dark 暗

https://hanziro.com/word/fa-ming-invent/

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