制作 (zhì zuò) — to make; to manufacture

Definition

制作 means 'to make' — works for both physical products (furniture, tools) and crafted items (videos, documents, cakes). Broader and more hands-on than 制造 (factory-scale manufacturing) and 造 (building, inventing).

verb
to maketo manufacture

Examples

  • 制作
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zhì zuò gāo zhì liàng de jiā jù.
    This company makes high-quality furniture.
  • 制作
    Tā huā le yí gè xià wǔ zhì zuò dàn gāo.
    He spent an afternoon making a cake.
  • 制作
    Wǒ men xū yào zhì zuò yí gè guǎng gào shì pín.
    We need to make an advertisement video.

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