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造就

zàojiù

to bring about; to make; accomplishments

A traveler in a red jacket stands on a mountain top above winding footprints
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Characters in this word

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

就 jiù

Strokes
12
Radical
尢 — weak, lame
Made of
京 capital city 尤 especially, particularly
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 长期的边疆生活造就了他沉稳而坚韧的性格。 Chángqī de biānjiāng shēnghuó zàojiù le tā chénwěn ér jiānrèn de xìnggé. Long years of life on the frontier shaped his calm and resilient character.
  • 良好的家庭教育造就了孩子们诚实善良的品质。 Liánghǎo de jiātíng jiàoyù zàojiù le háizimen chéngshí shànliáng de pǐnzhì. Good family upbringing has shaped the children into honest and kind people.
  • 艰难的岁月造就了这位作家独特的写作风格。 Jiānnán de suìyuè zàojiù le zhè wèi zuòjiā dútè de xiězuò fēnggé. The difficult years shaped this writer's unique writing style.

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