Definition

Examples

• 中国的四大发明之一就是印刷术。
  Zhōngguó de sì dà fāmíng zhī yī jiù shì yìn shuā shù.
  One of China's four great inventions is printing.
• 北宋时期，毕昇发明了活字印刷术。
  Běi Sòng shíqī, Bì Shēng fāmíng le huózì yìn shuā shù.
  During the Northern Song period, Bi Sheng invented movable-type printing.
• 印刷术对世界文化的传播起了重要作用。
  yìn shuā shù duì shìjiè wénhuà de chuánbō qǐ le zhòngyào zuòyòng.
  Printing played an important role in the spread of world culture.