造成
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
造成 (zàochéng) · to cause
造成 (zàochéng) means “to cause; to bring about”. It is written with 2 characters: 造 (to make) + 成 (to become). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 造成 is built
The characters
造 zào · to make
What 造 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 告gào — to tell
- 牛niú — ox
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 告 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
成 chéng · to become
What 成 is made of
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
Example sentences
大雨造成了交通问题。Dà yǔ zàochéng le jiāotōng wèntí.The heavy rain caused traffic problems.
是什么造成了这个问题？Shì shénme zàochéng le zhège wèntí?What caused this problem?
Questions about 造成
What does 造成 mean?
造成 (zàochéng) means “to cause; to bring about”.
How do you pronounce 造成?
造成 is pronounced zàochéng.
Which HSK level is 造成?
造成 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 创造chuàngzàoto create
- 改造gǎizàoto transform
- 制造zhìzàoto make
- 构造gòuzàostructure
- 造型zàoxíngdesign
- 塑造sùzàoto shape
- 伪造wěizàoto forge
- 铸造zhùzàoto cast (metal)
- 造zàoto make
- 变成biànchéngto turn into
Learn 造成 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 94: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.