制作
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
制作 (zhìzuò) · to make
制作 (zhìzuò) means “to make; to produce”. It is written with 2 characters: 制 (system) + 作 (to make). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 制作 is built
The characters
制 zhì · system
What 制 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 巾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
作 zuò · to make
What 作 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们一起制作了一个蛋糕。Wǒmen yīqǐ zhìzuò le yī gè dàngāo.We made a cake together.
这个节目是谁制作的？Zhège jiémù shì shéi zhìzuò de?Who produced this program?
Questions about 制作
What does 制作 mean?
制作 (zhìzuò) means “to make; to produce”.
How do you pronounce 制作?
制作 is pronounced zhìzuò.
Which HSK level is 制作?
制作 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 制定zhìdìngto make (rules or plans)
- 制度zhìdùsystem
- 制造zhìzàoto make
- 复制fùzhìto copy
- 限制xiànzhìto limit
- 研制yánzhìto develop
- 制订zhìdìngto work out
- 控制kòngzhìto control
- 抵制dǐzhìto boycott
- 遏制èzhìto curb
Learn 制作 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.