Chinese Grammar
 
  Nov 28  •  333 read 

“Produce”: the difference between shēng chǎn 生产, “to produce something concrete like coal, manufactured goods, etc.,” and chǎnshēng 产生, “to produce something abstract, some phenomenon, like dissatisfaction, unrest, etc.”

That factory produces running shoes.
Nàjiā gōngchǎng shēngchǎn qiúxié.
那家工厂生产球鞋。

Eating too much fast food has produced (the phenomenon of) obesity among Chinese children.
Chī tàiduō de kuàicān chǎnshēng le Zhōngguó háizi fāpàng de xiànxiàng.
吃太多的快餐产生了中国孩子发胖的现象。

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