Chinese word

人造

Pronunciation

Pinyinrén zào

Meaning

  • adjectiveartificial

Example

这条项链是人造的，很漂亮。zhè tiáo xiàng liàn shì rén zào de hěn piào liàng

This necklace is artificial and very beautiful.

Illustration for 人造 (artificial)

More examples

这双鞋的鞋面是人造皮革，耐用又便宜。zhè shuāng xié de xié miàn shì rén zào pí gé nài yòng yòu pián yi

The uppers of these shoes are synthetic leather, which is durable and inexpensive.

Core concept

Made through human skill or technology rather than formed by nature, often to imitate a natural material or product.

Common phrases

  • 人造皮革rén zào pí gé

    synthetic leather

  • 人造花rén zào huā

    artificial flower

  • 人造卫星rén zào wèi xīng

    artificial satellite

Similar words

人工rén gōng: Produced through human work or machinery instead of occurring in nature.
假jiǎ: Made as a copy rather than being the real or genuine thing.
合成hé chéng: Produced by joining multiple materials or components together.

Definition in Chinese

经过人工加工、模仿或合成的；强调由人力或技术形成而非自然生成。jīng guò rén gōng jiā gōng mó fǎng huò hé chéng de qiáng diào yóu rén lì huò jì shù xíng chéng ér fēi zì rán shēng chéng

Word origin

人造 (rénzào, "artificial") combines 人 (rén, "person") + 造 (zào, "make"), so its structure points to something made by people.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, artificial can suggest fake or low quality, but 人造 (rénzào, "artificial") mainly describes how something is made and does not by itself judge its quality.

Other meanings

  • syntheticadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 人造肉rén zào ròuartificial meatnoun
  • 人造丝rén zào sīrayonnoun

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