<p>If you met and spoke in person to a supplier, you should have asked them to write down the Chinese characters and pinyin if you are genuinely interested to take note of specific terms.</p>

<p>Now given "choppa-dowa" is nowhere near any Chinese pronunciation, if I was to hazard a guess that might come close, I would try 產品優化 chan-pin you-hua (pronounced Ch-ah'n Peen Y'Oh Hwah) meaning Product Refinery (to make improvements to an existing product).</p>

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csk
<p>Maybe the word was 研發 yánfā/yanfa, an abbreviated Chinese calque translation of "research and development" (equivalent to R&amp;D)</p>

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Robert MATTHEWS 馬學進
<p>and thank you for making time to help me with this question.</p>

<p>I met with a supplier recently, and they told me that in China there was a word for the process of developing and refining a product. </p>

<p>The concept as explained to me was pronounced choppa-dowa. </p>

<p>What is the correct spelling/pronunciation/interpretation of that concept?</p>

<p>Thank you so much again - Norman Lutes</p>

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2016-05-20T04:30:28.160Z
I'm a native Chinese speaker but really have no idea.
Stan
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It's very unlikely that anybody will be able to reconstruct that term based on what you think you have heard and how you spell it and how that spelling is pronounced by other people. Your best chance is to ask your business partner next time you see them.
imrek
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Word for developing and refining a product: Choppa - dowa?
# Word for developing and refining a product: Choppa - dowa?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-18)

and thank you for making time to help me with this question.

I met with a supplier recently, and they told me that in China there was a word for the process of developing and refining a product.

The concept as explained to me was pronounced choppa-dowa.

What is the correct spelling/pronunciation/interpretation of that concept?

Thank you so much again - username_0 username_0

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I'm a native Chinese speaker but really have no idea.  
> **username_2**: It's very unlikely that anybody will be able to reconstruct that term based on what you think you have heard and how you spell it and how that spelling is pronounced by other people. Your best chance is to ask your business partner next time you see them.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-11-17. Score: 0

If you met and spoke in person to a supplier, you should have asked them to write down the Chinese characters and pinyin if you are genuinely interested to take note of specific terms.

Now given "choppa-dowa" is nowhere near any Chinese pronunciation, if I was to hazard a guess that might come close, I would try 產品優化 chan-pin you-hua (pronounced Ch-ah'n Peen Y'Oh Hwah) meaning Product Refinery (to make improvements to an existing product).


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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-06-19. Score: 0

Maybe the word was 研發 yánfā/yanfa, an abbreviated Chinese calque translation of "research and development" (equivalent to R&D)


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