产生chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come about

1. 1.

   to arise; to come into being; to come aboutverb

2. 2.

   to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generateverb

• 产to produce
• 生to arise; to occur

产生 often takes abstract objects such as 问题, 兴趣, or 影响, and it can sound more formal than 有.

1. HSK 5

   他们之间产生了问题。

   Tāmen zhījiān chǎnshēng le wèntí.

   Problems arose between them.

2. HSK 5

   这样做会产生很多问题。

   Zhèyàng zuò huì chǎnshēng hěn duō wèntí.

   Doing it this way will give rise to a lot of problems.

3. HSK 5

   我对中文产生了兴趣。

   Wǒ duì Zhōngwén chǎnshēng le xìngqù.

   I developed an interest in Chinese.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你为什么学中文？

   Nǐ wèishénme xué Zhōngwén?

   Why are you learning Chinese?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我看了很多中国电影，就产生了兴趣。

   Wǒ kàn le hěn duō Zhōngguó diànyǐng, jiù chǎnshēng le xìngqù.

   I watched a lot of Chinese films, and that gave me an interest.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你最喜欢哪部电影？

   Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ bù diànyǐng?

   Which film do you like best?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我喜欢的有很多，下次给你看看。

   Wǒ xǐhuan de yǒu hěn duō, xià cì gěi nǐ kànkan.

   There are lots I like; I'll show you some next time.

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Related words

• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be bornHSK 4
• 一生yì shēngall one's life; throughout one's lifeHSK 4
• 人生rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)HSK 4
• 生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings)HSK 4
• 生意shēng yibusinessHSK 4
• 出生chū shēngto be bornHSK 3

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