How to say “make” in Chinese
make, manufacture; system (suffix)
“Make” in Chinese is 制, zhì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
制 is read zhì. 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 right, 刂 “knife”: cutting and shaping.
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 “制”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 制. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 经理让我制订下个月的计划jīnglǐràngwǒzhìdìngxiàgeyuèdejìhuàThe manager asked me to draw up the plan for next month.
- 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.
- 他们研制出了一种新药。tāmenyánzhìchūleyìzhǒngxīnyàoThey developed a new medicine.
- 他们正在研制一种新型汽车tāmenzhèngzàiyánzhìyìzhǒngxīnxíngqìchēThey're developing a new type of car.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The system and its core”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “make” in Chinese?
“Make” in Chinese is 制, pinyin zhì.
What does 制 mean?
制 (zhì) means “make, manufacture; system (suffix)”.
How do you write 制?
制 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 制?
制 is read zhì. Tones: zhì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“make” in the lesson “The system and its core”
This word is from the topic “Structure and links” of HSK 6. 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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