制作 (製作)
zhì zuò
Pinyin

Definition

制作 (製作)
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zhì zuò
  1. to make
  2. to manufacture

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

作
zuō
  1. 1 worker
  2. 2 workshop
  3. 3 (slang) troublesome
  4. 4 high-maintenance (person)
作品
zuò pǐn
  1. 1 work (of art)
  2. 2 opus
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 篇 piān
作业
zuò yè
  1. 1 school assignment
  2. 2 homework
  3. 3 work
  4. 4 task
  5. 5 operation
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
  7. 7 to operate
作为
zuò wéi
  1. 1 one's conduct
  2. 2 deed
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 accomplishment
  5. 5 achievement
  6. 6 to act as
  7. 7 as (in the capacity of)
  8. 8 qua
  9. 9 to view as
  10. 10 to look upon (sth as)
  11. 11 to take sth to be
作用
zuò yòng
  1. 1 to act on
  2. 2 to affect
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 function
  5. 5 activity
  6. 6 impact
  7. 7 result
  8. 8 effect
  9. 9 purpose
  10. 10 intent
  11. 11 to play a role
  12. 12 corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
  13. 13 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
  1. 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter
俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
  1. 1 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
  2. 2 work especially hard

Sample Sentences

我帮公司制作了一支广告片，预算很低品质也不怎么样，但是一个明星在他的社群媒体分享了这支影片，居然在网上疯传，引起一阵旋风。
wǒ bāng gōngsī zhìzuò le yī zhī guǎnggào piàn ，yùsuàn hěn dī pǐnzhì yě bùzěnmeyàng ，dànshì yī gè míngxīng zài tā de shèqún méitǐ fēnxiǎng le zhè zhī yǐngpiàn ，jūrán zài wǎngshàng fēngchuán ，yǐnqǐ yīzhèn xuànfēng 。
I made an advertisement for my company, the budget was really low and it wasn't brilliant quality-wise, but a celebrity shared the advert on social media, and it ended up going viral, causing an online storm.
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没错，金马奖自一九六二年创办以来，已经有五十多年的历史了，当时是为了促进电影制作事业，对优良的电影及优秀的电影工作者提供的一项竞赛奖励。
méicuò ，jīnmǎjiǎng zì yījiǔliùèrnián chuàngbàn yǐlái ，yǐjīng yǒu wǔshíduō nián de lìshǐ le ，dāngshí shì wèile cùjìn diànyǐng zhìzuò shìyè ，duì yōuliáng de diànyǐng jí yōuxiù de diànyǐng gōngzuòzhě tígōng de yī xiàng jìngsài jiǎnglì 。
That's right. From their founding in 1962, the Golden Horse Awards have already been around for over 50 years. At the time they were aimed at boosting the film production industry, to reward excellent films and excellent film workers.
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我一时也说不上来，但我觉得韩国的戏剧与音乐，制作用心，内容出色。
wǒ yīshí yě shuōbùshànglái ，dàn wǒ juéde Hánguó de xìjù yǔ yīnyuè ，zhìzuò yòngxīn ，nèiróng chūsè 。
You're putting me on the spot, but I think that Korean drama and music is very well produced and is great in terms of content.
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秦宇今天制作这杯咖啡的时候，脸上的开心完全无法掩饰。
Qínyǔ jīntiān zhìzuò zhè bēi kāfēi de shíhou ，liǎn shàng de kāixīn wánquán wúfǎ yǎnshì 。
Qinyu can't hide the happiness on his face when he made this cup of coffee today.
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别人都是迷恋酷炫的大制作大场面，你的口味很小众呀。
biéren dōu shì míliàn kùxuàn de dà zhìzuò dà chǎngmiàn ，nǐ de kǒuwèi hěn xiǎozhòng ya 。
Others are obsessed with cool big productions but you’ve got very niche taste.
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女孩儿每次点完咖啡，就站在柜台前面，不发一语地看着秦宇制作她的咖啡，只有从秦宇手中接过咖啡时，才报以一个浅浅的微笑和一句谢谢，随即就离开了。
nǚháiēr měicì diǎn wán kāfēi ，jiù zhàn zài guìtái qiánmiàn ，bùfāyìyǔ de kàn zhe qínyǔ zhìzuò tā de kāfēi ，zhǐ yǒu cóng qínyǔ shǒu zhōng jiēguò kāfēi shí ，cái bàoyǐ yīgē qiǎnqiǎn de wēixiào hé yījù xièxie ，suíjí jiù líkāi le 。
Every time after ordering her coffee, she would stand in front of the counter and watch QinYu making her coffee silently. Only when she took her coffee from QinYu, she would give him a little smile and a “thank you”. Then she would leave the shop.
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通过现场摆放的3D打印仪器制作以咖啡渣制作咖啡杯等产品，启迪观众对可持续设计的想象。
tōngguò xiànchǎng bǎifàng de dǎyìn yíqì zhìzuò yǐ kāfēizhā zhìzuò kāfēibēi děng chǎnpǐn ，qǐdí guānzhòng duì kěchíxù shèjì de xiǎngxiàng 。
The production of coffee cups and other products with coffee grounds through 3D printing equipment placed on the scene inspires the audience's imagination of sustainable design.
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不是嘛！我的同事都希望你能来，我们又是好朋友，想当年，是你鼓励我往节目制作发展的，现在却不肯帮忙...
bùshì ma ！wǒ de tóngshì dōu xīwàng nǐ néng lái ，wǒmen yòu shì hǎopéngyou ，xiǎng dāngnián ，shì nǐ gǔlì wǒ wǎng jiémù zhìzuò fāzhǎn de ，xiànzài què bùkěn bāngmáng ...
A: Tell me about it! My colleagues all hoped that you could come and we're good friends. Back in the day it was you that encouraged me to take up TV production, but now you're unwilling to help...
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其实，是你得了大头症，看不起我这个小制作吧？
qíshí ，shì nǐ dé le Dàtóuzhèng ，kànbuqǐ wǒ zhè ge xiǎo zhìzuò ba ？
A: Actually, it's that your head has gotten too big and that you think this production is too small for you, no?
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谢谢小欢、小瓜、大庆、李路、吴姐、以及所有参与这部影片制作的人，更感谢在影片中分享他们生命故事的人，你们是最棒的！
xièxie xiǎohuān 、xiǎoguā 、dàqìng 、Lǐlù 、Wújiě 、yǐjí suǒyǒu cānyù zhè bù yǐngpiàn zhìzuò de rén ，gèng gǎnxiè zài yǐngpiàn zhōng fēnxiǎng tāmen shēngmìng gùshi de rén ，nǐmen shì zuìbàng de ！
Thanks to Xiaohuan, Xiaogua, Daqing, Li Lu, Wujie and everyone who worked on the film and I'm even more grateful to those who shared their stories in the film. You guys rock!
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