制造 (zhìzào) — to manufacture; to produce
HSK 5 | verb / noun | to manufacture; to fabricate; to produce
制造 (zhìzào)
制造 primarily means to manufacture or produce physical goods on a large or industrial scale, and figuratively can mean to fabricate or create (a false situation, tension, or problem).
Meanings
- [verb] to manufacture; to produce; to make (especially industrially)
- [verb] to fabricate; to engineer (a situation, conflict, or false impression)
Example Sentences
这家工厂专门制造汽车零部件。 Zhè jiā gōngchǎng zhuānmén zhìzào qìchē líng bùjiàn. This factory specializes in manufacturing automobile parts.
"中国制造"已成为全球市场中举足轻重的标签。 "Zhōngguó zhìzào" yǐ chéngwéi quánqiú shìchǎng zhōng jǔzú qīngzhòng de biāoqiān. "Made in China" has become a label of significant weight in the global market.
有媒体被指责制造虚假新闻，误导公众。 Yǒu méitǐ bèi zhǐzé zhìzào xūjiǎ xīnwén, wùdǎo gōngzhòng. Some media outlets were accused of fabricating false news and misleading the public.
该事件是有人蓄意制造的政治危机。 Gāi shìjiàn shì yǒurén xùyì zhìzào de zhèngzhì wéijī. The incident was a political crisis deliberately engineered by someone.
现代工业可以制造出精度极高的机械部件。 Xiàndài gōngyè kěyǐ zhìzào chū jīngdù jí gāo de jīxiè bùjiàn. Modern industry can manufacture mechanical components with extremely high precision.
战争贩子总是试图制造紧张局势以牟取利益。 Zhànzhēng fànzǐ zǒngshì shìtú zhìzào jǐnzhāng júshì yǐ móuqǔ lìyì. Warmongers always try to engineer tense situations to reap profits.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 制造业 (zhìzàoyè) | manufacturing industry |
| 中国制造 (Zhōngguó zhìzào) | Made in China |
| 制造商 (zhìzào shāng) | manufacturer |
| 制造麻烦 (zhìzào máfan) | cause trouble; stir up trouble |
| 制造紧张 (zhìzào jǐnzhāng) | create tension |
| 大规模制造 (dà guīmó zhìzào) | large-scale manufacturing |
Usage Notes
制造 is the standard term for industrial manufacturing and is at the heart of China's economic vocabulary (制造业, the manufacturing industry). In its figurative use, 制造 takes on a negative connotation, implying deliberate fabrication of something false or harmful: 制造谣言 (to spread/fabricate rumors), 制造麻烦 (to cause trouble), 制造危机 (to engineer a crisis).
The distinction between 制造 and 创造 (chuàngzào) is important: 制造 is about production (often industrial, sometimes deceptive), while 创造 implies original creation and inventiveness.
Memory Hook
ZHI (制, to regulate/control the process) + ZAO (造, to make/build) = to control a process of making things — manufacturing.