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次品
Old HSK 6

次品 (cìpǐn) · defective product

次品 (cìpǐn) means “defective product; inferior goods”. It is written with 2 characters: 次 (measure word for times) + 品 (article). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 次品 is built

The characters

次 cì · measure word for times

What 次 is made of

Origin hint: A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

品 pǐn · article

What 品 is made of

Origin hint: Something that everyone is talking 口 about (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

这批货里有不少次品。Zhèpī huò lǐ yǒu bùshǎo cìpǐn.There are quite a few defective items in this batch.
工厂要减少次品。Gōngchǎng yào jiǎnshǎo cìpǐn.The factory should reduce defective products.

Questions about 次品

What does 次品 mean?

次品 (cìpǐn) means “defective product; inferior goods”.

How do you pronounce 次品?

次品 is pronounced cìpǐn.

Which HSK level is 次品?

次品 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 次品 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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