How to say “make” in Chinese
make, build
“Make” in Chinese is 造, zào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
造 is read zào. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 告 gào hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “造”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 造. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这家工厂制造汽车。zhèjiāgōngchǎngzhìzàoqìchēThis factory manufactures cars.
- 这辆汽车是在中国制造的zhèliàngqìchēshìzàiZhōngguózhìzàodeThis car was made in China.
- 这是中国制造的zhèshìZhōngguózhìzàodeThis is made in China.
- 这次地震造成了很大的损失。zhècìdìzhènzàochénglehěndàdesǔnshīThis earthquake caused enormous damage.
- 暴雨造成了严重的交通问题bàoyǔzàochéngleyánzhòngdejiāotōngwèntíThe downpour caused serious traffic problems.
- 我们要给年轻人创造更多机会wǒmenyàogěiniánqīngrénchuàngzàogèngduōjīhuìWe need to create more opportunities for young people.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Ancient inventions”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “make” in Chinese?
“Make” in Chinese is 造, pinyin zào.
What does 造 mean?
造 (zào) means “make, build”.
How do you write 造?
造 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 造?
造 is read zào. Tones: zào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“make” in the lesson “Ancient inventions”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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