自制

自製

zìzhì

verb #8,154

Meanings

1 self-made; homemade
2 to make by oneself

Characters

to make; to manufacture

Self-made — made by oneself, homemade.

Examples

这是我自制的蛋糕。

Zhè shì wǒ zìzhì de dàngāo.

This is a cake I made myself.

他用自制的工具修好了自行车。

Tā yòng zìzhì de gōngjù xiūhǎo le zìxíngchē.

He fixed the bicycle with homemade tools.

网上有很多自制视频。

Wǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō zìzhì shìpín.

There are many homemade videos online.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 自制 (自製, homemade, with 製 = manufacture) with 自制 (自制, self-control, with 制 = restrain). In simplified Chinese both are written 自制, but the traditional forms differ: 自製 (homemade) vs. 自制 (self-control).

Stroke Order

自 zì

制 zhì