Patent in Chinese
patent · HSK 6
专利
- 专 special
- 利 advantage
Counted with 项: 一项专利
这项发明已经申请了专利。 A patent has already been applied for on this invention.
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How do you say patent in Chinese?
Patent in Chinese is 专利 (zhuān lì).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
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