fā míng
inventer; exposer
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爱迪生是电灯的发明者。
Àidísēng shì diàndēng de fāmíngzhě.
Edison is the inventor of the light bulb.
这项发明改变了世界。
Zhèxiàng fāmíng gǎibiànle shìjiè.
This invention changed the world.
我们应该感谢发明家们。
Wǒmen yīnggāi gǎnxiè fāmíngjiāmen.
We should thank the inventors.
仿造 (fǎngzào)
imitate
抄袭 (chāoxí)
plagiarize
The Chinese word 发明 (fā míng) for "invention" is composed of two characters: 发 (fā), meaning "to send forth, to issue, to begin," and 明 (míng), meaning "bright, clear, to understand." Together, these characters convey the idea of "bringing something new into existence" or "making something known." The term 发明 was first used in the 17th century during the Ming Dynasty, and it has since become the standard Chinese word for "invention." It is also used in other East Asian languages, such as Japanese and Korean, with similar meanings.
