再造

zàizào

verb #18,346

Meanings

1 to rebuild; to reconstruct
2 to regenerate
3 to save sb's life (literary)

Characters

again; once more

to make; to create

Examples

这座城市正在进行旧城再造。

Zhè zuò chéngshì zhèngzài jìnxíng jiùchéng zàizào.

This city is undergoing old town reconstruction.

恩同再造。

Ēn tóng zàizào.

A kindness as great as giving new life.

Tips

usage

再造 is used both literally (rebuilding/reconstructing) and in the literary set phrase 恩同再造, meaning a favor so great it's like being given a second life.

Stroke Order

再 zài

造 zào