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造就 (zào jiù) — to bring up, to train; to cultivate (skills, talents); to contribute to, to bring about (a result or situation); (noun) achievements (usually of young people)

Definition

造就 is 'to cultivate / bring about' (talents, results) — focuses on shaping a person or outcome over time, unlike 创造 (invent something new). Also a noun for the achievements produced.

verb
to bring upto trainto cultivate (skills, talents)to contribute toto bring about (a result or situation)
noun
achievements (usually of young people)

Examples

  • 造就。
    Hǎo xué xiào néng zào jiù yōu xiù rén cái.
    A good school can cultivate outstanding talents.
  • 造就。
    Jì shù jìn bù zào jiù le chǎn yè de biàn gé.
    Technological progress brought about the transformation of the industry.
  • 造就。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi zhòng shì xīn yí dài de zào jiù.
    We should value the achievements of the new generation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

造zàocreate; cultivate
就jiùaccomplish; complete

造 and 就 both mean to bring something about, so 造就 means to develop or produce achievements.

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

An older form paired 享, a temple, with 京, a tower, showing sacrifice at a high place; in 就 the temple part was dropped and a right part for going upward was added.

Open 就 →
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