HSK 5 · verb · noun · Practice

发明

fāmíng

to invent; invention

造纸是中国的重要发明。

Zàozhǐ shì Zhōngguó de zhòngyào fāmíng.

Papermaking is an important Chinese invention.

这项发明已经申请了专利。

Zhè xiàng fāmíng yǐjīng shēnqǐngle zhuānlì。

This invention has already applied for a patent.

这项发明具有划时代的意义。

Zhè xiàng fāmíng jùyǒu huàshídài de yìyì。

This invention is of epoch-making significance.