How to say “make” in Chinese
make; produce (a film)
“Make” in Chinese is 制作, zhì zuò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
制作 is read zhì zuò: 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 right, 刂 “knife”: cutting and shaping.
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “制作”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “make” in Chinese?
“Make” in Chinese is 制作, pinyin zhìzuò.
What does 制作 mean?
制作 (zhìzuò) means “make; produce (a film)”.
How do you write 制作?
制作 is 2 characters: 制 (zhì) — make; establish, restrict; 作 (zuò) — do; work. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 制作?
制作 is read zhìzuò. Tones: zhì — fourth tone, zuò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“make” in the lesson “Create and show”
This word is from the topic “Art” 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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