制作 zhìzuò to make
to make; to manufacture
How to remember 制作: 制 system + 作 do = to make.
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How it is used
- To make/produce/manufacture (esp. media, food, goods) - 制作视频 (zhìzuò shìpín) to make a video; 精心制作 (jīngxīn zhìzuò) carefully crafted.
- Emphasizes the crafting/production process, from films to handmade items.
- Contrast 制造 (zhìzào, to manufacture, industrial) - 制作 leans toward smaller-scale/creative making, 制造 toward factory production.
Example sentences
- 这块地毯是手工制作的。 Zhèkuài dìtǎn shì shǒugōng zhìzuò de.This rug is handmade.