Meaning of 制作
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to make; to manufacture
How to use 制作
制作 is used for making things that take skill or a process, like videos, films, crafts, food, or products. It sounds a little more formal than 做 (zuò). Example: 我们一起制作了一个视频。(Wǒmen yìqǐ zhìzuò le yí gè shìpín.) We made a video together.
制 (zhì) means to control or make to a plan, and 作 (zuò) means to do or work. Put a plan together with work and you get 制作, making something step by step.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 作 (zuò) and 做 (zuò), which sound the same. In 制作 it is always 作 with the person radical, never 做. Also keep the fourth tone on both syllables: zhìzuò.
制作 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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制 zhì · to manufacture · 8 strokes
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作 zuò · to do · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 制作.
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 作用 | zuòyòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 作家 | zuòjiā | author |
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework |
| 叫作 | jiàozuò | to call; to be called |
| 作文 | zuòwén | to write an essay; composition (student essay) |
| 合作 | hézuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
| 作品 | zuòpǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 制造 | zhìzào | to manufacture; to make |
| 作者 | zuòzhě | author; writer |
| 创作 | chuàngzuò | to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation |
Questions about 制作
What does 制作 mean?
制作 (zhìzuò) means "to make; to manufacture" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 制作?
制作 is made of 2 characters: 制 (8 strokes), 作 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 制作 an HSK word?
Yes. 制作 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 制作 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 制作 is written 製作.
What is the difference between 制作 and 做?
做 is the everyday word for doing or making almost anything, like 做饭 (zuò fàn, to cook). 制作 focuses on producing something through a process, such as a film, a website, or a handmade item, and it sounds more formal.
Can 制作 be used as a noun?
Yes, it often appears in words about production. For example, 制作人 (zhìzuòrén) means producer, and you will see 制作 in film or TV credits to mean production.