Traditional: 發明
发明 (fā míng) means “to invent; an invention”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word (traditional 發明) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Measure word: 个
Practice each character:
爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
Àidíshēng fāmíng le diàndēngpào.
Edison invented the light bulb.
Updated: 2026-05-27