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zào
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to make
  2. 2. to build
  3. 3. to manufacture
  4. 4. to invent
  5. 5. to fabricate
  6. 6. to go to
  7. 7. party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
  8. 8. crop
  9. 9. classifier for crops

Example Sentences

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那場戰爭對國家 成傷害。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3739010)

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Words Containing 造

矫揉造作
jiǎo róu zào zuò

pretension

造林
zào lín

forestation

劳动改造
láo dòng gǎi zào

reeducation through labor

闭门造车
bì mén zào chē

lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom)

制造厂
zhì zào chǎng

manufacturing plant

构造
gòu zào

structure

变造
biàn zào

to alter

创造力
chuàng zào lì

ingenuity

造舆论
zào yú lùn

to build up public opinion

碰撞造山
pèng zhuàng zào shān

collisional orogeny

造型跳伞
zào xíng tiào sǎn

formation skydiving

伪造品
wěi zào pǐn

counterfeit object

造作
zào zuò

affected

制造商
zhì zào shāng

manufacturing company

造血
zào xuè

to make blood (function of bone marrow)

营造
yíng zào

to build (housing)

创造
chuàng zào

to create

中国制造
zhōng guó zhì zào

made in China

造化
zào huà

(literary) Nature; the Creator

造成问题
zào chéng wèn tí

to create an issue

织造
zhī zào

to weave

建造
jiàn zào

to construct

造谣
zào yáo

to start a rumor

生造
shēng zào

to coin (words or expressions)

基因改造
jī yīn gǎi zào

genetic modification (GM)

凹造型
āo zào xíng

(coll.) to strike a pose

造诣
zào yì

level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge)

缔造者
dì zào zhě

creator (of a great work)

造反派
zào fǎn pài

rebel faction

纪录创造者
jì lù chuàng zào zhě

record setter

凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào

fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up

粗制滥造
cū zhì làn zào

to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work

用户创造内容
yòng hù chuàng zào nèi róng

user-generated content (of a website)

造茧自缚
zào jiǎn zì fù

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

天造地设
tiān zào dì shè

lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)

人造纤维
rén zào xiān wéi

synthetic fiber

创造性
chuàng zào xìng

creativeness

向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào

facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

造型蛋糕
zào xíng dàn gāo

custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon character)

改造
gǎi zào

to transform

伪造
wěi zào

to forge

造次
zào cì

(literary) hurried

人造卫星
rén zào wèi xīng

artificial satellite

酿造学
niàng zào xué

zymurgy

神造论
shén zào lùn

creationism

有创造力
yǒu chuàng zào lì

ingenious

修造
xiū zào

to build

酿造
niàng zào

to brew

造就
zào jiù

to bring up

造字
zào zì

to create Chinese characters

人造黄油
rén zào huáng yóu

margarine

人造丝
rén zào sī

rayon

造反
zào fǎn

to rebel

臆造
yì zào

to concoct

深造
shēn zào

to pursue one's studies

恩同再造
ēn tóng zài zào

your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)

戛戛独造
jiá jiá dú zào

creative

北京汽车制造厂有限公司
běi jīng qì chē zhì zào chǎng yǒu xiàn gōng sī

Beijing Automobile Works (BAW)

造币厂
zào bì chǎng

mint

造纸
zào zhǐ

papermaking

胡编乱造
hú biān luàn zào

to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)

血管造影
xuè guǎn zào yǐng

angiography

瞎编乱造
xiā biān luàn zào

random lies and falsehoods

人造天体
rén zào tiān tǐ

artificial satellite

再造
zài zào

to give a new lease of life

起造员
qǐ zào yuán

draftsman

造价
zào jià

construction cost

造访
zào fǎng

to visit

造型
zào xíng

to model

造桥乡
zào qiáo xiāng

Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

造血干细胞
zào xuè gàn xì bāo

blood generating stem cells (in bone marrow)

造型艺术
zào xíng yì shù

visual arts

制造业者
zhì zào yè zhě

manufacturer

造山带
zào shān dài

orogenic belt (geology)

游民改造
yóu mín gǎi zào

rehabilitation of displaced persons

假造
jiǎ zào

to forge

造福社群
zào fú shè qún

to benefit the community

两造
liǎng zào

both parties (to a lawsuit)

造福
zào fú

to benefit (e.g. the people)

造山作用
zào shān zuò yòng

orogeny (geology)

塑造
sù zào

to model

救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú

saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

摆造型
bǎi zào xíng

to pose (for a picture)

重造
chóng zào

to reconstruct

造型师
zào xíng shī

stylist (fashion)

监织造
jiān zhī zào

supervisor of textiles (official post in Ming dynasty)

创造主
chuàng zào zhǔ

Creator (Christianity)

造船所
zào chuán suǒ

shipyard

末造
mò zào

final phase

人造奶油
rén zào nǎi yóu

margarine

仿造
fǎng zào

to copy

人造牛油
rén zào niú yóu

margarine

创造论
chuàng zào lùn

creationism (religion)

造孽
zào niè

to do evil

新造
xīn zào

Xinzao town, Guangdong

造桥
zào qiáo

Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan

制造者
zhì zào zhě

maker

时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng

Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

板块构造
bǎn kuài gòu zào

plate tectonics

造岩矿物
zào yán kuàng wù

rock-forming mineral

造物
zào wù

luck

重新造林
chóng xīn zào lín

reforestation

再造业
zài zào yè

recycling industry

人造
rén zào

man-made

营造商
yíng zào shāng

builder

人造语言
rén zào yǔ yán

artificial language

造船
zào chuán

shipbuilding

伪造者
wěi zào zhě

forger

制造
zhì zào

to manufacture; to make

变造币
biàn zào bì

illegally modified or altered currency

计算机集成制造
jì suàn jī jí chéng zhì zào

computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)

修造厂
xiū zào chǎng

repair workshop (for machinery, vehicles etc)

造型气球
zào xíng qì qiú

balloon modeling

造物主
zào wù zhǔ

the Creator (in religion or mythology)

锻造
duàn zào

to forge (metal)

造句
zào jù

sentence-making

构造运动
gòu zào yùn dòng

tectonic movement

艺术造街
yì shù zào jiē

city precinct with a streetscape created by artists

造船厂
zào chuán chǎng

dockyard

造化
zào hua

good luck

造成
zào chéng

to bring about

造谣生事
zào yáo shēng shì

to start rumours and create trouble

捏造
niē zào

to make up

再造手术
zài zào shǒu shù

reconstructive surgery

造假
zào jiǎ

to counterfeit

造山
zào shān

mountain building

植树造林
zhí shù zào lín

afforestation

创造者
chuàng zào zhě

creator

制造业
zhì zào yè

manufacturing industry

造纸术
zào zhǐ shù

papermaking process

造势
zào shì

to boost support or interest

造山运动
zào shān yùn dòng

mountain building (geology)

铸造
zhù zào

to cast (pour metal into a mold)

缔造
dì zào

to found

登峰造极
dēng fēng zào jí

to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)

中国制造2025
zhōng guó zhì zào èr líng èr wǔ

Made in China 2025, strategic plan to upgrade Chinese industry especially in high-tech areas, approved by China's State Council in 2015

造福万民
zào fú wàn mín

to benefit thousands of people

新造镇
xīn zào zhèn

Xinzao town, Guangdong

打造
dǎ zào

to create

编造
biān zào

to compile

翻造
fān zào

to rebuild

造型服装
zào xíng fú zhuāng

costume

发明创造
fā míng chuàng zào

to invent and innovate