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Zao Cheng - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"To Cause" in Mandarin Chinese

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Zao Cheng

Meaning

to bring about; to create; to cause

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►zào chéng
Tone numbers: zao4 cheng2

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 造成
Simplified: 造成

First Character: 造 (zào) – to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture
Second Character: 成 (chéng) – finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth

Examples of Zào Chéng

Audio files are marked with ►

Luómǎ búshì yītiān zàochéng de.
羅馬不是一天造成的。
罗马不是一天造成的。
Rome was not built in a day.

Zhè qǐ chēhuò zàochéng liǎng gèrén sǐwáng.
這起車禍造成兩個人死亡。
这起车祸造成两个人死亡。
This traffic accident caused two deaths.

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