造化

zàohuà

noun #27,508

Meanings

1 Nature; the Creator
2 good fortune; luck
3 the workings of fate

Characters

to create; to make

to transform; change; -ize

Examples

HSK 1

能在这里找到工作，是你的造化。

Néng zài zhèlǐ zhǎodào gōngzuò, shì nǐ de zàohuà.

Being able to find work here is your good fortune.

HSK 2

这真是造化弄人。

Zhè zhēnshì zàohuà nòng rén.

This is truly fate playing tricks on people.

Tips

usage

造化 has two distinct senses: (1) literary/philosophical - Nature as a creative force (造化弄人 = fate plays with people); (2) colloquial - plain good luck (这是你的造化 = that's your lucky break). Context makes clear which meaning is intended.

Stroke Order

造 zào

化 huà