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打造 (dǎ zào) — to create, build, develop (brands, teams, systems, etc.); to forge (metal)

Definition

打造 means to build or develop something intentionally, like a brand, team, or system — a planned creation effort, not actual metalwork. 铸造 is the literal term for casting metal; 打造 is figurative.

verb
to createbuilddevelop (brands, teams, systems, etc.)to forge (metal)

Examples

  • 打造。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zhèng zài dǎ zào yí gè guó jì pǐn pái.
    This company is building an international brand.
  • 打造。
    Tā men yòng le wǔ nián shí jiān dǎ zào chū yì zhī yōu xiù de tuán duì.
    They spent five years forging an excellent team.
  • 打造。
    Zhè bǎ jiàn shì yòng tiě dǎ zào chū lái de.
    This sword was forged from iron.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

打dǎmake
造zàomake

打 and 造 both contribute making, so 打造 means to forge or create.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng打dǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

打 uses 扌, a hand, to show an action done with the hand, and 丁 to give the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòto walk
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
屮
屮chè造zào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Its origin is unclear, but early forms of 造 include 辵 (to walk) and 口, with 屮 as a sound part, and mean go or arrive.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Industry & Manufacturing

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