造成
zào chéngㄗㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: TẠO THÀNH
Traditional: 造成
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(verb)
to bring about; to create; to cause
Examples
大雨造成了严重堵车。
dà yǔ zào chéng le yán zhòng dǔ chē.
The heavy rain caused serious traffic jams.
这次事故造成三人受伤。
zhè cì shì gù zào chéng sān rén shòu shāng.
The accident left three people injured.
对不起，给你造成了麻烦。
duì bù qǐ, gěi nǐ zào chéng le má fán.
Sorry for causing you trouble.
Easily confused
- 形成 — Reads 'tạo thành' but 造成 almost always means causing something bad; neutral 'form' is 形成.
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Stroke order
TẠO · 10 strokes
to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
THÀNH · 6 strokes
surname Cheng
Related words
- 制造 zhì zào — to manufacture; to make
- 创造 chuàng zào — to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)
- 造型 zào xíng — to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose
- 伪造 wěi zào — to forge; to fake; to counterfeit
- 塑造 sù zào — to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (literature) to portray (in words)
- 铸造 zhù zào — to cast (pour metal into a mold)
- 造反 zào fǎn — to rebel; to revolt