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制作
zhìzuò
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- pinyin
- zhìzuò
- simplified
- 制作
- traditional
- 製作
1 · verb
To create something by combining or shaping materials.
把材料组合或加工成某物。
This is the creation sense; the past form is made.
We can make a small paper lantern.
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我们可以制作一个小纸灯笼。
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2 · verb
To make something by shaping, processing or combining materials.
把材料加工或组合，做成某种东西。
The examples concern making physical objects, as in 制作卡片. This selected use of make does not cover all of the English verb's meanings.
We made a pen holder from an old cardboard box.
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我们用旧纸盒制作了一个笔筒。
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She made this card by hand.
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这张卡片是她亲手制作的。
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Mandarin reading: zhìzuò.
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make — To create something by combining or shaping materials.