- 发明家 fāmíngjiā inventor
- 发明人 fāmíngrén inventor
- 发明者 fāmíngzhě inventor
- 发明创造 fāmíngchuàngzào innovationsinventions and innovations
- 四大发明 sìdàfāmíng four great inventionsthe four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
- 需要是发明之母 xūyàoshìfāmíngzhīmǔ necessityNecessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
