# 衍生 (yǎnshēng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 衍生 (yǎnshēng) means “to derive; to give rise to; derivative”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to derive; to give rise to; derivative
- Pinyin: yǎnshēng (yan3 sheng1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 互联网行业衍生出了许多新的职业。
  Hùliánwǎng hángyè yǎnshēng chū le xǔduō xīn de zhíyè.
  Many new jobs have emerged from the internet industry.

## Characters

- 衍 (yǎn): to spread out; to develop
- [生](https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-be-born/) (shēng): to be born; raw

https://hanziro.com/word/yan-sheng-derive/

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