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Research and development in Chinese

research and development · HSK 5

研发 yán fā

  1. 研 yán to research
  2. 发 fā to send

公司每年在研发上投入很多钱。 The company invests a lot of money in R&D every year.

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Research and development in Chinese is 研发 (yán fā).

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