How to say “make up” in Chinese
make up, compose
“Make up” in Chinese is 组成, zǔ chéng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
组成 is read zǔ 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, 纟 “thread”. The right part 且 is the same as in 租 zū: it hints at the sound.
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 “组成”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 组成. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个词由两个字组成。zhègecíyóuliǎnggezìzǔchéngThis word consists of two characters.
- 中华民族由五十六个民族组成。ZhōnghuáMínzúyóuwǔshíliùgemínzúzǔchéngThe Chinese nation is made up of fifty-six ethnic groups.
- 这个团队由十位专家组成zhègetuánduìyóushíwèizhuānjiāzǔchéngThis team is made up of ten specialists.
- 人体是由无数细胞组成的。réntǐshìyóuwúshùxìbāozǔchéngdeThe human body is made up of countless cells.
More words from the lesson “Shape and structure”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “make up” in Chinese?
“Make up” in Chinese is 组成, pinyin zǔchéng.
What does 组成 mean?
组成 (zǔchéng) means “make up, compose”.
How do you write 组成?
组成 is 2 characters: 组 (zǔ) — group; form, compose; 成 (chéng) — become; complete. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 组成?
组成 is read zǔchéng. Tones: zǔ — third tone, chéng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“make up” in the lesson “Shape and structure”
This word is from the topic “Measurements and data” 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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