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人造

rénzào

man-made; artificial

A worker compares a man-made tile with a natural jade stone
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Characters in this word

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

造 zào

Strokes
10
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 告 to tell, to inform, to announce
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这种人造材料强度高,却能在特定环境下自然降解。 Zhè zhǒng rénzào cáiliào qiángdù gāo, què néng zài tèdìng huánjìng xià zìrán jiàngjiě. This man-made material is highly strong, yet can degrade naturally in specific environments.
  • 这家工厂用回收塑料生产人造地板,既环保又结实。 Zhè jiā gōngchǎng yòng huíshōu sùliào shēngchǎn rénzào dìbǎn, jì huánbǎo yòu jiēshi. This factory makes artificial flooring from recycled plastic; it is both eco-friendly and sturdy.
  • 很多人分不清这条项链上的人造宝石和真宝石。 Hěn duō rén fēn bù qīng zhè tiáo xiàngliàn shàng de rénzào bǎoshí hé zhēn bǎoshí. Many people cannot tell the artificial gems on this necklace from real ones.

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