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制造

zhì zào · zhi zao

Traditional 製造

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to manufacture; to make
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The noisy neighbor

  1. Dengdeng

    楼上(lóushàng)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)制造(zhìzào)噪音(zàoyīn)。

    Upstairs keeps making noise.

  2. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What are they doing?

  3. Dengdeng

    在(zài)装(zhuāng)架子(jiàzi)。

    They are putting up shelves.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)也(yě)制造(zhìzào)点(diǎn)音乐(yīnyuè)吧(ba)！

    Then let's make some music too!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)，我(wǒ)去(qù)拿(ná)鼓(gǔ)。

    Good idea. I will get the drum.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)挑(tiǎo)起(qǐ)争(zhēng)议(yì)性(xìng)高(gāo)的(de)话(huà)题(tí)，制(zhì)造(zào)纷(fēn)争(zhēng)。

He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.

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

02

尽(jǐn)量(liàng)避(bì)免(miǎn)制(zhì)造(zào)任(rèn)何(hé)更(gèng)多(duō)的(de)麻(má)烦(fan)。

Try to avoid making any more trouble.

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

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制
zhì

to manufacture; to make

造
zào

to make; to build

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