Manufacturing & quality control in Chinese 生产质检
shēngchǎn zhìjiǎn
Quality inspection in Chinese is 质检 (zhì jiǎn).
Also searched for as: quality control, QC, factory production, quality inspection, defects.
From the production line to the final inspection. 15 essential manufacturing & quality control words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
Once an order is placed, the conversation moves to the factory floor: 大货 (dà huò), bulk production, and above all 质检 (zhì jiǎn), quality control. Pre-shipment inspection is 验货 (yàn huò), and the word you hope not to need is 次品 (cì pǐn), a defective product or reject. These terms let you follow a factory's updates and push back clearly and specifically when something isn't right.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 生产线 | shēng chǎn xiàn | production line |
| 大货 | dà huò | bulk production; bulk goods |
| 产能 | chǎn néng | production capacity |
| 排产 | pái chǎn | to schedule production |
| 原材料 | yuán cái liào | raw materials |
| 质检 | zhì jiǎn | quality inspection; QC |
| 验货 | yàn huò | to inspect goods (pre-shipment) |
| 第三方 | dì sān fāng | third party |
| 次品 | cì pǐn | defective product; reject |
| 不良率 | bù liáng lǜ | defect rate |
| 返工 | fǎn gōng | to rework; to redo |
| 色差 | sè chā | colour difference |
| 尺寸 | chǐ cun | size; dimensions |
| 标准 | biāo zhǔn | standard |
| 赶工 | gǎn gōng | to rush a job |
Usage tips
- 大货 (dà huò) is always measured against the 样品 (yàng pǐn), the approved sample, so the key question is 大货跟样品一样吗 (dà huò gēn yàng pǐn yī yàng ma)?
- Factories usually 排产 (pái chǎn), slot your order into the production schedule, only once the 定金 (dìng jīn), deposit, has arrived, so a late payment usually means a late delivery.
- 色差 (sè chā), colour difference, is one of the most common complaints, so agree a colour reference such as a 色卡 (sè kǎ), colour card, before 大货 starts.
Common mistakes
- Reading 率 in 不良率 as shuài; in rates and ratios it's lǜ, so 不良率 is bù liáng lǜ, as in 效率 (xiào lǜ), efficiency.
- Using 检查 (jiǎn chá), a general 'check', for formal inspection: the trade words are 验货 (yàn huò) for inspecting goods before shipment and 质检 (zhì jiǎn) for quality control.
Mini dialogue
- A大货什么时候能做完？Dà huò shén me shí hou néng zuò wán?When will bulk production be finished?
- B下周五。我们在赶工，生产线每天都在加班。Xià zhōu wǔ. Wǒ men zài gǎn gōng, shēng chǎn xiàn měi tiān dōu zài jiā bān.Next Friday. We're rushing it, the line is on overtime every day.
- A好的，那我们下周六请第三方来验货。Hǎo de, nà wǒ men xià zhōu liù qǐng dì sān fāng lái yàn huò.OK, then we'll get a third party in to inspect the goods next Saturday.
- B没问题。上次的色差问题我们已经改进了。Méi wèn tí. Shàng cì de sè chā wèn tí wǒ men yǐ jīng gǎi jìn le.No problem. We've already sorted out last time's colour problem.
- A太好了。不良率一定要控制在百分之一以内。Tài hǎo le. Bù liáng lǜ yī dìng yào kòng zhì zài bǎi fēn zhī yī yǐ nèi.Great. The defect rate must stay under one percent.
Example sentences
- 这条生产线一天能做五千件。This line can make 5,000 pieces a day.
- 大货什么时候开始生产？When does bulk production start?
- 你们的产能够不够？Do you have enough capacity?
- 收到定金我们马上排产。We'll schedule production as soon as we get the deposit.
- 最近原材料又涨价了。Raw materials have gone up in price again.
- 每批货出厂前都要质检。Every batch is inspected before it leaves the factory.
- 我们下周二去工厂验货。We're going to the factory to inspect the goods next Tuesday.
- 我们会请第三方验货。We'll hire a third party to do the inspection.
- 这批货次品太多了。There are too many defects in this batch.
- 不良率要控制在百分之一以内。The defect rate must stay under one percent.
- 这些产品都得返工。All of these products need reworking.
- 大货和样品有色差。The bulk goods don't match the sample's colour.
- 请再确认一下尺寸。Please double-check the dimensions.
- 这个不符合我们的质量标准。This doesn't meet our quality standards.
- 为了按时交货，工厂在赶工。The factory is rushing to deliver on time.
Practise speaking
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