Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
造
zào
Description
“造”的意思是做出、制作东西，比如工人在工厂里造车、造房子。
"造" means to make or produce things, for example, workers make cars or build houses in a factory.
它常常和别的字一起用，像“制造”、“创造”和“建造”。
It is often used with other characters, like in "制造" (manufacture), "创造" (create), and "建造" (construct).
Meanings
造zào
to make; to build; to manufacture
这座桥是去年造的。
This bridge was built last year.
造zào
to create; to invent
这个词是他自己造的。
He made up this word himself.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
originally meant to reach or arrive; later shifted to the sense of making or building.
- Nuance
造 emphasizes physical making; 创造 stresses inventing something new.
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