Usage of the character 造

to make
to build
to manufacture
to invent
to fabricate
to go to
party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
crop
classifier for crops

gǎizào

改造

[改造]

to transform
to reform
to remodel
to remold

sùzào

塑造

[塑造]

to model; to mold
(fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)
(fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)

xiūzào

修造

[修造]

to build
to repair

zàojiù

造就

[造就]

to bring up
to train
to contribute to
achievements (usually of young people)

mòzào

末造

[末造]

final phase

zàoshān

造山

[造山]

mountain building
orogenesis (geology)

dìzào

缔造

[締造]

to found
to create

fǎngzào

仿造

[仿造]

to copy
to produce sth after a model
to counterfeit

zàocì

造次

[造次]

(literary) hurried
rash

zàoshì

造势

[造勢]

to boost support or interest
to campaign
to promote

zàohua

造化

[造化]

good luck

zàozhǐ

造纸

[造紙]

papermaking

zàofǎn

造反

[造反]

to rebel
to revolt

zhìzào

制造

[製造]

to manufacture; to make

duànzào

锻造

[鍛造]

to forge (metal)
forging

zàozì

造字

[造字]

to create Chinese characters
cf Six Methods of forming Chinese characters 六書／六书 (liùshū)

yíngzào

营造

[營造]

to build (housing)
to construct
to make

xīnzào

新造

[新造]

newly made

jiǎzào

假造

[假造]

to forge
fake
to fabricate (a story)

zàochéng

造成

[造成]

to bring about; to create; to cause

wěizào

伪造

[偽造]

to forge
to fake
to counterfeit

niēzào

捏造

[捏造]

to make up
to fabricate

fānzào

翻造

[翻造]

to rebuild
to renovate

zàojù

造句

[造句]

sentence-making

zàoyì

造诣

[造詣]

level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge)
(archaic) to pay a visit to sb

zàowù

造物

[造物]

luck
to create the universe
god (as the creator of all things)
the Creator

gòuzào

构造

[構造]

structure
composition
tectonic (geology)
CL:個／个 (gè)

zàojià

造价

[造價]

construction cost

zàoxíng

造型

[造型]

to model; to shape
appearance; style; design; form; pose

zhùzào

铸造

[鑄造]

to cast (pour metal into a mold)

zàochuán

造船

[造船]

shipbuilding

yìzào

臆造

[臆造]

to concoct
to dream up

biànzào

变造

[變造]

to alter
to modify
to mutilate (of documents)

zàoniè

造孽

[造孽]

to do evil
to commit sins

shēnzào

深造

[深造]

to pursue one's studies

shēngzào

生造

[生造]

to coin (words or expressions)

zàoxuè

造血

[造血]

to make blood (function of bone marrow)

Xīnzào

新造

[新造]

Xinzao town, Guangdong

zàohuà

造化

[造化]

(literary) Nature; the Creator

rénzào

人造

[人造]

man-made
artificial
synthetic

liǎngzào

两造

[兩造]

both parties (to a lawsuit)
plaintiff and defendant

Zàoqiáo

造桥

[造橋]

Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

chuàngzào

创造

[創造]

to create
to bring about
to produce
to set (a record)

zàoyáo

造谣

[造謠]

to start a rumor

zàolín

造林

[造林]

forestation

zàozuò

造作

[造作]

affected
artificial
to make
to manufacture

biānzào

编造

[編造]

to compile
to draw up
to fabricate
to invent
to concoct
to make up
to cook up

niàngzào

酿造

[釀造]

to brew
to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation

chóngzào

重造

[重造]

to reconstruct

zàofú

造福

[造福]

to benefit (e.g. the people)

zàizào

再造

[再造]

to give a new lease of life
to reconstruct
to reform
to rework
to recycle
to reproduce (copies, or offspring)
restoration
restructuring

zhīzào

织造

[織造]

to weave
to manufacture by weaving

zàojiǎ

造假

[造假]

to counterfeit
to pass off a fake as genuine

jiànzào

建造

[建造]

to construct; to build

zàofǎng

造访

[造訪]

to visit
to pay a visit

dǎzào

打造

[打造]

to create
to build
to develop
to forge (of metal)

yíngzàoshāng

营造商

[營造商]

builder
contractor

āozàoxíng

凹造型

[凹造型]

(coll.) to strike a pose

zhìzàochǎng

制造厂

[製造廠]

manufacturing plant
factory

chuàngzàoxìng

创造性

[創造性]

creativeness
creativity

bǎizàoxíng

摆造型

[擺造型]

to pose (for a picture)

Chuàngzàozhǔ

创造主

[創造主]

Creator (Christianity)

niàngzàoxué

酿造学

[釀造學]

zymurgy

zàoxíngshī

造型师

[造型師]

stylist (fashion)
cartoon character designer

wěizàopǐn

伪造品

[偽造品]

counterfeit object
forgery
fake

zhìzàoyè

制造业

[制造業]

manufacturing industry

zàozhǐshù

造纸术

[造紙術]

papermaking process

rénzàogé

人造革

[人造革]

artificial leather

dìzàozhě

缔造者

[締造者]

creator (of a great work)
founder

zhìzàoshāng

制造商

[製造商]

manufacturing company

rénzàosī

人造丝

[人造絲]

rayon

chuàngzàozhě

创造者

[創造者]

creator

chuàngzàolì

创造力

[創造力]

ingenuity
creativity

Zàoqiáoxiāng

造桥乡

[造橋鄉]

Zaoqiao or Tsaochiao township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

zàoyúlùn

造舆论

[造輿論]

to build up public opinion
to create a fuss

xiūzàochǎng

修造厂

[修造廠]

repair workshop (for machinery, vehicles etc)

qǐzàoyuán

起造员

[起造員]

draftsman
draughtsman

chuàngzàolùn

创造论

[創造論]

creationism (religion)

zàoshāndài

造山带

[造山帶]

orogenic belt (geology)

Zàowùzhǔ

造物主

[造物主]

the Creator (in religion or mythology)
God

wěizàozhě

伪造者

[偽造者]

forger

zhìzàozhě

制造者

[製造者]

maker

Xīnzàozhèn

新造镇

[新造鎮]

Xinzao town, Guangdong

zàofǎnpài

造反派

[造反派]

rebel faction

zàobìchǎng

造币厂

[造幣廠]

mint
CL:座 (zuò)

biànzàobì

变造币

[變造幣]

illegally modified or altered currency

zàochuánchǎng

造船厂

[造船廠]

dockyard
shipyard

zàizàoyè

再造业

[再造業]

recycling industry

shénzàolùn

神造论

[神造論]

creationism

zàochuánsuǒ

造船所

[造船所]

shipyard

jiānzhīzào

监织造

[監織造]

supervisor of textiles (official post in Ming dynasty)

jīyīngǎizào

基因改造

[基因改造]

genetic modification (GM)

gòuzàoyùndòng

构造运动

[構造運動]

tectonic movement
movement of earth's crust

zàojiǎnzìfù

造茧自缚

[造繭自縛]

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
hoist with his own petard

rénzàoxiānwéi

人造纤维

[人造纖維]

man-made fiber

fāmíngchuàngzào

发明创造

[發明創造]

to invent and innovate
inventions and innovations

yóumíngǎizào

游民改造

[遊民改造]

rehabilitation of displaced persons

cūzhìlànzào

粗制滥造

[粗製濫造]

to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work

chóngxīnzàolín

重新造林

[重新造林]

reforestation

zàoyánkuàngwù

造岩矿物

[造岩礦物]

rock-forming mineral

bìménzàochē

闭门造车

[閉門造車]

lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom)
fig. to work on a project in isolation, without caring for outside realities

zàofúwànmín

造福万民

[造福萬民]

to benefit thousands of people

rénzàoyǔyán

人造语言

[人造語言]

artificial language
constructed language
conlang

zàoshānyùndòng

造山运动

[造山運動]

mountain building (geology)
orogenesis

jiájiádúzào

戛戛独造

[戛戛獨造]

creative
original

xiābiānluànzào

瞎编乱造

[瞎編亂造]

random lies and falsehoods

rénzàohuángyóu

人造黄油

[人造黃油]

margarine

pèngzhuàngzàoshān

碰撞造山

[碰撞造山]

collisional orogeny
mountain building as a result of continents colliding

zhíshùzàolín

植树造林

[植樹造林]

afforestation

zàoxíngyìshù

造型艺术

[造型藝術]

visual arts

yìshùzàojiē

艺术造街

[藝術造街]

city precinct with a streetscape created by artists

zàizàoshǒushù

再造手术

[再造手術]

reconstructive surgery

zàoxíngdàngāo

造型蛋糕

[造型蛋糕]

custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon character)

rénzàowèixīng

人造卫星

[人造衛星]

artificial satellite

zàoxíngtiàosǎn

造型跳伞

[造型跳傘]

formation skydiving

jiǎoróuzàozuò

矫揉造作

[矯揉造作]

pretension
affectation
putting on artificial airs

zàofúshèqún

造福社群

[造福社群]

to benefit the community

húbiānluànzào

胡编乱造

[胡編亂造]

to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
to make things up

bǎnkuàigòuzào

板块构造

[板塊構造]

plate tectonics

láodònggǎizào

劳动改造

[勞動改造]

reeducation through labor
laogai (prison camp)

tiānzàodìshè

天造地设

[天造地設]

lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
ideal
perfect
(of a match) made in heaven
to be made for one another

zhìzàoyèzhě

制造业者

[製造業者]

manufacturer

xiàngbìxūzào

向壁虚造

[向壁虛造]

facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

píngkōngniēzào

凭空捏造

[憑空捏造]

fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up

zàochéngwèntí

造成问题

[造成問題]

to create an issue
to cause a problem

rénzàotiāntǐ

人造天体

[人造天體]

artificial satellite

yǒuchuàngzàolì

有创造力

[有創造力]

ingenious; creative

xuèguǎnzàoyǐng

血管造影

[血管造影]

angiography

ēntóngzàizào

恩同再造

[恩同再造]

your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)

zàoxíngfúzhuāng

造型服装

[造型服裝]

costume

rénzàoniúyóu

人造牛油

[人造牛油]

margarine

Zhōngguózhìzào

中国制造

[中國製造]

made in China

zàoxíngqìqiú

造型气球

[造型氣球]

balloon modeling
balloon twisting

dēngfēngzàojí

登峰造极

[登峰造極]

to reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)

zàoshānzuòyòng

造山作用

[造山作用]

orogeny (geology)

rénzàonǎiyóu

人造奶油

[人造奶油]

margarine

zàoyáoshēngshì

造谣生事

[造謠生事]

to start rumours and create trouble

zàoxuègànxìbāo

造血干细胞

[造血幹細胞]

blood generating stem cells (in bone marrow)

shíshìzàoyīngxióng

时势造英雄

[時勢造英雄]

Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

Zhōngguó Zhìzào'èrlíng'èrwǔ

中国制造2025

[中國製造2025]

Made in China 2025, strategic plan to upgrade Chinese industry especially in high-tech areas, approved by China's State Council in 2015

yònghùchuàngzàonèiróng

用户创造内容

[用戶創造內容]

user-generated content (of a website)

jìsuànjījíchéngzhìzào

计算机集成制造

[計算機集成製造]

computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)

jiùrényīmìngshèngzàoqījífútú

救人一命胜造七级浮屠

[救人一命勝造七級浮屠]

saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

Běijīng Qìchē Zhìzàochǎng Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī

北京汽车制造厂有限公司

[北京汽車製造廠有限公司]

Beijing Automobile Works (BAW)