塑造
sù zào
Pinyin

Definition

塑造
 - 
sù zào
  1. to model
  2. to mold
  3. (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)
  4. (literature) to portray (in words)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

创造
chuàng zào
  1. 1 to create
  2. 2 to bring about
  3. 3 to produce
  4. 4 to set (a record)
建造
jiàn zào
  1. 1 to construct
  2. 2 to build
打造
dǎ zào
  1. 1 to create
  2. 2 to build
  3. 3 to develop
  4. 4 to forge (of metal)
营造
yíng zào
  1. 1 to build (housing)
  2. 2 to construct
  3. 3 to make
造型
zào xíng
  1. 1 to model
  2. 2 to shape
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 style
  5. 5 design
  6. 6 form
  7. 7 pose

Idioms (10)

向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
天造地设
tiān zào dì shè
  1. 1 lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
  2. 2 ideal
  3. 3 perfect
  4. 4 (of a match) made in heaven
  5. 5 to be made for one another
恩同再造
ēn tóng zài zào
  1. 1 your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)
凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào
  1. 1 fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
  1. 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我呢，实在是想笑，可又想给男朋友塑造一个有“傻白甜”女友的形象，于是就淡定地举杯灌了一大口水。
wǒ ne ，shízàishì xiǎng xiào ，kě yòu xiǎng gěi nán péngyou sùzào yī gè yǒu “shǎ bái tián ”nǚyǒu de xíngxiàng ，yúshì jiù dàndìng de jǔbēi guàn le yī dà kǒu shuǐ 。
Me? I really felt like laughing, but I also wanted to give my boyfriend the image of having a naive, pretty and sweet-natured girlfriend, so I calmly held up my glass and swallowed a big mouthful of water.
Go to Lesson 
这些广告设计师也真厉害，总是可以塑造出一个并不完全脱离现实的美好画面，让你以为有了这画面里的东西，你的生活就会变得美好。
zhèxiē guǎnggào shèjìshī yě zhēn lìhai ，zǒngshì kěyǐ sùzàochū yī gè bìngbù wánquán tuōlí xiànshí de měihǎo huàmiàn ，ràng nǐ yǐwéi yǒu le zhè huàmiàn lǐ de dōngxi ，nǐ de shēnghuó jiù huì biànde měihǎo 。
The advertising team is really talented, as they're always able to create a perfect image that's not completely out of touch with reality, to make you think that if you have the thing featured, then your life will become perfect.
Go to Lesson 
锻炼又不是只有在健身房才能做。我每天系统性地做仰卧起坐、俯卧撑、 引体向上来塑造肌肉、保持体形。你看，效果真的不错！
duànliàn yòu bù shì zhǐyǒu zài jiànshēnfáng cáinéng zuò 。wǒ měitiān xìtǒngxìng de zuò yǎngwòqǐzuò 、fǔwòchēng 、 yǐntǐxiàngshàng lái sùzào jīròu 、bǎochí tǐxíng 。nǐ kàn ，xiàoguǒ zhēnde bùcuò ！
It's not like the gym is the only place you can exercise. Every day I systematically do sit-ups, push-ups, and chin-ups in order to tone my muscles and stay in shape. Look, the effects are not bad!
Go to Lesson