How to say “cause” in Chinese
cause, lead to
“Cause” in Chinese is 造成, zào chéng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
造成 is read zào chéng: 2 syllables. 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.
It hints at the sound in 城 chéng “city”.
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 “造成”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 造成. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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.
- 这次事故是人为造成的zhècìshìgùshìrénwéizàochéngdeThis accident was caused by human error.
- 这次事故没有造成人员伤亡。zhècìshìgùméiyǒuzàochéngrényuánshāngwángThe accident caused no casualties.
- 没有造成人员伤亡méiyǒuzàochéngrényuánshāngwángNo one was killed or injured.
- 这 家旧工厂被改造成了博物馆。zhèjiājiùgōngchǎngbèigǎizàochénglebówùguǎnThis old factory was turned into a museum.
More words from the lesson “Disasters and damage”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cause” in Chinese?
“Cause” in Chinese is 造成, pinyin zàochéng.
What does 造成 mean?
造成 (zàochéng) means “cause, lead to”.
How do you write 造成?
造成 is 2 characters: 造 (zào) — make, create; 成 (chéng) — become; complete. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 造成?
造成 is read zàochéng. Tones: zào — fourth tone, chéng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“cause” in the lesson “Disasters and damage”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” 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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