次品

次品 cìpǐn

Substandard products; defective; seconds†

What 次品 means

  1. Substandard products†
  2. defective†
  3. seconds†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 次品, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

次品 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

次
cì
Time (mw for events - ranking - secondary - next)
品
pǐn
Goods (product - conduct)

How to write 次品

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次品 in a sentence

这批货里有不少次品。
Zhè pī huò lǐ yǒu bù shǎo cìpǐn.
There are quite a few defective items in this consignment.
次品一律不准出厂。
Cìpǐn yílǜ bù zhǔn chūchǎng.
Substandard goods may not leave the factory under any circumstances.

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Questions about 次品

What does 次品 mean in English?

次品 is pronounced cìpǐn and means Substandard products, defective, seconds †.

How do you pronounce 次品?

次品 is cìpǐn in pinyin — written cipin without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 次品?

次品 is written with 2 characters: 次 (cì) Time (mw for events - ranking - secondary - next), 品 (pǐn) Goods (product - conduct). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 次品 an HSK word?

Yes — 次品 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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