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人造

rén zào · ren zao

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. man-made
  2. artificial
  3. synthetic
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Is the lake real?

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)湖(hú)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    This lake is so beautiful!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？这(zhè)是(shì)人造(rénzào)湖(hú)。

    Did you know? This is an artificial lake.

  3. Liangliang

    真的吗(zhēndema)？我(wǒ)还以为(háiyǐwéi)是(shì)天然(tiānrán)的(de)。

    Really? I thought it was natural.

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，旁边(pángbiān)的(de)小山(xiǎoshān)也(yě)是(shì)人造(rénzào)的(de)。

    Yes, the little hill next to it is man-made too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)里面(lǐmiàn)的(de)鱼(yú)呢(ne)？也(yě)是(shì)人造(rénzào)的(de)吗(ma)？

    What about the fish in it? Are they man-made too?

  6. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)不是(bùshì)，鱼(yú)是(shì)真的(zhēnde)！

    Of course not. The fish are real!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

人(rén)造(zào)皮(pí)革(gé)是(shì)比(bǐ)不(bu)上(shàng)真(zhēn)皮(pí)的(de)。

Artificial leather can't compare with the real thing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bù)含(hán)香(xiāng)料(liào)、防(fáng)腐(fǔ)剂(jì)及(jí)人(rén)造(zào)色(sè)素(sù)。

No artificial colours, preservatives or flavours.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by sacredceltic · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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