铸造 zhùzào to cast (pour metal into a mold)
How to remember 铸造: 铸 to melt + 造 to build = to cast (pour metal into a mold).
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How it is used
- 'To cast (metal), found' - pour molten metal into a mold - 铸造零件 (zhùzào língjiàn) cast a part; 铸造铜像 (zhùzào tóngxiàng) cast a bronze statue.
- Read zhù. Industrial/craft term; also figurative - 铸造辉煌 forge a glorious achievement.
- Distinguish from 锻造 (duànzào, forging by hammering); 铸造 is casting in a mold.