Chinese word

制成

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhì chéng

Meaning

  • verbmake

Example

这个模型是用木头制成的。zhè ge mó xíng shì yòng mù tou zhì chéng de

This model is made of wood.

Illustration for 制成 (make)

More examples

这幅墙画不是用机器制成的，而是手工画的。zhè fú qiáng huà bú shì yòng jī qì zhì chéng de ér shì shǒu gōng huà de

This wall mural was not made by machine, but was painted by hand.

Core concept

Turns raw material into a finished object or a defined shape through a deliberate process.

Common phrases

  • 用纸制成的手工品yòng zhǐ zhì chéng de shǒu gōng pǐn

    paper handicraft

  • 用玻璃制成的容器yòng bō lí zhì chéng de róng qì

    glass container

Similar words

制造zhì zào: To manufacture products by treating materials with factory equipment or other industrial facilities.
加工jiā gōng: To process raw materials or parts by hand or machine, changing their form or qualities.
制作zhì zuò: To create a work, video, document, or other planned material according to a design.
生产shēng chǎn: To create goods or services as part of an ongoing process.

Definition in Chinese

用某种方法或材料把原料加工成成品或特定形状yòng móu zhǒng fāng fǎ huò cái liào bǎ yuán liào jiā gōng chéng chéng pǐn huò tè dìng xíng zhuàng

Word origin

制 (zhì, "make or shape") + 成 (chéng, "become complete") presents making as the change from workable material to a completed result.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb sounds more at home in product descriptions, school writing, and technical contexts than in casual conversation, where a simpler creation verb is often used.

Other meanings

  • craftverb
  • manufactureverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 制成品zhì chéng pǐnfinished productnoun

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