造化

zàohuà
noun #27,508

Meanings

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

Examples

Zhè zhēn shì zàohuà nòng rén.
This is truly fate playing tricks on people.
Néng zài zhèlǐ zhǎodào gōngzuò, shì nǐ de zàohuà.
Being able to find work here is your good fortune.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

zào
huà