zào

construct, build, make, begin; prepare

HSK 5 #354

DEFINITIONS

造 zào
  • to make
  • to build
  • to manufacture
  • to invent
  • to fabricate
  • to go to
  • party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
  • crop
  • classifier for crops

STROKES

WORDS

假 zào jiǎ to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine
地设 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another
福 zào fú to benefit (e.g. the people)
jiǎ zào to forge; fake; to fabricate (a story)
船 zào chuán shipbuilding
谣 zào yáo to start a rumor
niàng zào to brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation
shēn zào to pursue one's studies
dì zào to found; to create
血 zào xuè to make blood (function of bone marrow)
仿 fǎng zào to copy; to produce sth after a model; to counterfeit
化 zào huà good luck; Nature (as the mother of all things)
诣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge); (archaic) to pay a visit to sb
duàn zào to forge (metal); forging
卫星 rén zào wèi xīng artificial satellite
船厂 zào chuán chǎng dockyard; shipyard
厂 zhì zào chǎng manufacturing plant; factory
者 dì zào zhě creator (of a great work); founder
凭空捏 píng kōng niē zào fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
登峰极 dēng fēng zào jí to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)
句 zào jù sentence-making
业 zhì zào yè manufacturing industry
粗制滥 cū zhì làn zào to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
矫揉作 jiǎo róu zào zuò pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs
价 zào jià construction cost