Definition
制作 (zhì zuò) means 'to make' with a focus on the creative, manual, or craft process — it's used for making things like cakes, furniture, or videos. In contrast, 制造 (zhì zào) is more about industrial manufacturing or causing abstract things (制造麻烦), and 生产 (shēng chǎn) refers to mass production or output.
verb
to maketo manufacture
Examples
- 制作。Zhè jiā gōngsī zhì zuò gāo zhìliàng de jiājù.This company makes high-quality furniture.
- 制作。Tā huā le yí gè xiàwǔ zhì zuò dàngāo.He spent an afternoon making a cake.
- 制作。Wǒmen xūyào zhì zuò yí gè guǎnggào shìpín.We need to make an advertisement video.
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