zào
verb HSK 3 #1,928

Meanings

  1. 1 to make
  2. 2 to build
  3. 3 to create

Characters

Contains the movement radical , suggesting the process of going and making something.

Examples

Zhè zuò qiáo shì shéi zào de?
Who built this bridge?
Qǐng yòng zhège cí zào yí gè jùzi.
Please make a sentence with this word.
Zhōngguó rén zào le Chángchéng.
The Chinese built the Great Wall.

Tips

usage
(zàojù) = to make a sentence — a common exercise in Chinese language class. 制造 (zhìzào) = to manufacture.

Stroke Order

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