Chinese word

制作

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhì zuò

Meaning

  • verbmake

Example

她自己制作了这个礼物。tā zì jǐ zhì zuò le zhè ge lǐ wù

She made this gift herself.

Illustration for 制作 (make)

More examples

他在家里制作视频上传到网络。tā zài jiā lǐ zhì zuò shì pín shàng chuán dào wǎng luò

He produced a video at home and uploaded it to the internet.

Core concept

Turns an idea or skill into a finished creative work.

Common phrases

  • 制作视频zhì zuò shì pín

    produce videos

  • 制作广告zhì zuò guǎng gào

    produce advertisements

Similar words

做zuò: Doing something or making something as a basic everyday action.
创作chuàng zuò: Producing a work through original ideas and personal expression.
制造zhì zào: Producing physical items by processing materials with equipment.

Definition in Chinese

指用创意或技能把作品（如电影、音乐、手工艺品）完成的过程或行为。zhǐ yòng chuàng yì huò jì néng bǎ zuò pǐn rú diàn yǐng yīn yuè shǒu gōng yì pǐn wán chéng de guò chéng huò xíng wéi

Word origin

The compound 制 (zhì, "shape or regulate") + 作 (zuò, "make") presents creation as the deliberate shaping of a finished work.

Usage tips

  • The subject can be a person, team, or organization, so this verb can describe responsibility for a creative project as well as hands-on work.

Other meanings

  • produceverb
  • createverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 制作团队zhì zuò tuán duìproduction teamnoun
  • 制作公司zhì zuò gōng sīproduction companynoun

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