HSK 3 · Building & Founding

造成

zào chéng

to cause

Stroke order of 造成

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

造 · 10 strokes 成 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

Making (造) it come to be (成): to cause.

Parts: 造 make + 成 become

The characters in 造成

造 zào — to make; to build (10 strokes)
成 chéng — to become; to succeed (6 strokes)

Example sentence

大雨造成了水灾。

Heavy rain caused a flood.

Words with 造

制造to make; to manufacture 造to make; to build 改造to transform; to rebuild 创造to create

Words with 成

成绩grade; result 变成to turn into 成to become; to succeed 成为to become 完成to complete 组成to form; to make up 成员member 成熟mature; ripe 形成to form 成长to grow up 成功success; to succeed 成果result; achievement 成就achievement 建成to complete (building)成立to found; to establish

More words: Building & Founding

发动to start; to launch 建to build 建成to complete (building)建立to establish 建设to build; construction 成立to found; to establish 设立to set up 设计to design; design 开发to develop 开放to open; open 开展to carry out; to launch 展开to unfold; to launch 举办to hold (an event)创造to create 产生to produce; to arise 发生to happen

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