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制图 (zhì tú) — to make a chart, map, or technical drawing

Definition

制图 (zhì tú) means to draft or produce a technical drawing, chart, or map — used in professional contexts like cartography, engineering, and architecture.

verb
to make a chartmapor technical drawing

Examples

  • 制图。
    Tā zhèng zài zhì tú.
    He is making a drawing.
  • 。
    Tā zhì le sān cì tú cái wán chéng.
    He made the drawing three times before finishing.
  • 制图。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào zhì tú.
    This project requires drafting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

制zhìmake
图túdrawing

制 means make and 图 means drawing or map, so the action is making such a drawing.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圖; 图 is its simplified writing.

  • 囗囗wéiwalled city
  • 啚啚bǐ

The traditional form 圖 pairs 囗, a walled city, with 啚, an early form meaning remote areas or territory. The simplified 图 is a later abbreviation.

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Appears in
Art & Fine ArtsTechnology & Engineering

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