产值

• Pinyin: chǎn zhí
• Hanzi breakdown: 产 = simplified 產 (to produce); 值 = 人 (person) + 直 (straight, phonetic — worth what it states)

Meaning

Output value; production value. The monetary value of goods or services produced within a given period or by a given entity.

A core economic and statistical term used in government reports, corporate financial statements, and academic research. Frequently appears in phrases like 工业产值 (industrial output value) and 总产值 (gross output value). Distinct from 产量 (physical output volume) — 产值 expresses value in monetary terms.

Examples

1. 该市去年工业总产值突破两万亿元，同比增长百分之八点三。 The city's total industrial output value exceeded two trillion yuan last year, an increase of 8.3 percent year-on-year.
2. 农业产值的持续下滑折射出农村劳动力加速向城市转移的深层趋势。 The sustained decline in agricultural output value reflects the deep-seated trend of rural labour accelerating its shift to cities.
3. 文化创意产业的产值已占该地区GDP的百分之十二，成为新的经济增长极。 The cultural and creative industries now account for twelve percent of the region's GDP, having become a new driver of economic growth.

Usage Guide

Context: economics, industry, government, statistics, business

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 该企业今年第三季度的产值环比增长了百分之十五，创近年来最高纪录。(The company's output value in the third quarter of this year grew fifteen percent quarter-on-quarter, setting a recent record high.)
• 政府要求各地统计局每季度上报规模以上企业的工业产值数据。(The government requires local statistics bureaus to report quarterly industrial output value data for above-scale enterprises.)

Don't Say

• 这个工厂的产值很多。(过于口语且模糊 — 应说产值较高或产值达到某某亿元: This factory's output value is very high / reached X hundred million yuan)

Origin & History

产 (to produce) + 值 (value, worth). The monetary value of what is produced.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal