Meaning of 打造
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to forge (metal)
- (fig.) to create; to build; to develop
How to use 打造
Today 打造 is mostly used figuratively for building a brand, a team, a product or a city image, often in news and business writing. Example: 我们要打造一个国际品牌。(Wǒmen yào dǎzào yí gè guójì pǐnpái.) We want to build an international brand.
打 (dǎ) means to hit, and 造 (zào) means to make. Picture a blacksmith hitting hot metal to make something, and you have 打造: to forge, and by extension to build or create.
Common mistake: Learners often use 打造 for everyday making, like cooking or simple crafts, but it sounds too grand there. Use 做 (zuò) for ordinary making and save 打造 for carefully building something important or high quality.
打造 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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打 dǎ · to hit · 5 strokes
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造 zào · to make · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 打造.
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play a ball sport |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | to plan; to intend |
| 打工 | dǎgōng | to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d |
| 打印 | dǎyìn | to affix a seal; to stamp |
| 造成 | zàochéng | to bring about; to create; to cause |
| 创造 | chuàngzào | to create; to bring about |
| 制造 | zhìzào | to manufacture; to make |
| 打破 | dǎpò | to break; to smash |
| 改造 | gǎizào | to transform; to reform |
Questions about 打造
What does 打造 mean?
打造 (dǎzào) means "to forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 打造?
打造 is made of 2 characters: 打 (5 strokes), 造 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 打造 an HSK word?
Yes. 打造 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 打造 and 建设?
建设 (jiànshè) usually means constructing infrastructure or developing a country or society on a large scale. 打造 stresses shaping something with effort and care, like a brand, a team or an image.
Can 打造 still mean forging metal literally?
Yes, for example 打造一把刀 (dǎzào yì bǎ dāo) means to forge a knife. This literal use is less common now than the figurative meaning.