HSK 5 · Verbs

制造 zhìzào “to manufacture” in Chinese

Traditional 製造

What 制造 means

  1. to manufacture
  2. to make

How to say 制造

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale制zhì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale造zào4th tone, falling

制造 in a sentence

  1. 这个产品是中国制造的。

    Zhè ge chǎnpǐn shì Zhōngguó zhìzào de.

    This product was made in China.

    Sentence #10194195 from Tatoeba

  2. 这个工厂制造玩具。

    Zhè ge gōngchǎng zhìzào wánjù.

    This factory makes toys.

    Sentence #13525468 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 她叫我们不要制造噪音。

    Tā jiào wǒmen búyào zhìzào zàoyīn.

    She told us not to make any noise.

    Sentence #346929 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 制造 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 制 (zhì) drawn as one shape
制zhìsystem

制 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 造 (zào) with each of its parts in a different colour
造zàoto make
  • 告to tell · gàoSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 告 (gào) hints at the sound. Compare it with zào.

How to write 制造

制 8 strokes · 造 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

制造 (zhìzào) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 制造 (zhìzào). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 制造

Words with 制

控制kòngzhì · to control限制xiànzhì · to restrict制定zhìdìng · to draw up制作zhìzuò · to make制度zhìdù · system (of rules)复制fùzhì · to duplicate制服zhìfú · uniform遏制èzhì · to curb节制jiézhì · to control牵制qiānzhì · to contain

Words with 造

创造chuàngzào · to create造成zàochéng · to bring about塑造sùzào · to shape铸造zhùzào · to cast (metal)伪造wěizào · to forge造型zàoxíng · shape

More words: Common Verbs

睁zhēng · to open (one’s eyes)指导zhǐdǎo · to guide指挥zhǐhuī · to conduct制定zhìdìng · to draw up制作zhìzuò · to make重复chóngfù · to repeat抓zhuā · to grab撞zhuàng · to knock against

FAQs

制造 (zhìzào) means “to manufacture” or “to make”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhìzào: zhì with a 4th tone, then zào with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 制造 is written 製造. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhizao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 制造 from the suggestions. Typing zhizao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
制造 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.