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    Expressing research and development with 研发 (yánfā)

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    Structure

    Modifier + 研发

    Explanation

    研发 (yánfā) means "research and development" and is a shortened form of 研究开发. It is commonly used in business and technology contexts to describe the process of creating new products or technologies. For example, 技术研发 means "technology R&D."

    Examples

    • 我们公司每年投入大量资金用于研发新产品。

      Wǒmen gōngsī měi nián tóurù dàliàng zījīn yòngyú yánfā xīn chǎnpǐn.

      Our company invests a large amount of money every year in developing new products.

    • 这款药物经过多年研发，终于上市了。

      Zhè kuǎn yàowù jīngguò duō nián yánfā, zhōngyú shàngshì le.

      This drug has finally been launched after years of research and development.

    • 他在一家科技公司负责软件研发工作。

      Tā zài yī jiā kējì gōngsī fùzé ruǎnjiàn yánfā gōngzuò.

      He is responsible for software research and development at a tech company.

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