发明 fā míng to inventan inventionCL: 个 gè Example sentences 网络是最伟大的发明。 wǎngluò shì zuì wěidà de fāmíng. The Internet is the greatest invention 他为他的发明申请了专利。 tā wèi tā de fāmíng shēnqǐngle zhuānlì. He applied for a patent for his invention 手机的发明为人类带来很大的便利。 shǒujī de fāmíng wèi rénlèi dài lái hěn dà de biànlì. The invention of cell phone brings great convenience to mankind 爱迪生发明了电灯,莱特兄弟发明了飞机。 àidíshēng fāmíng le diàndēng, láitè xiōngdì fāmíng le fēijī. Edison invented the light bulb, the Wright brothers invented the plane