Chinese

造成

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
to bring about; to cause; to lead to (typically a negative outcome)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese造 “to make; to build; to manufacture”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
    • soundChinese告 “to report to”
      • ideaChinese壴 “drum”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese成 “to succeed; to accomplish; to achieve; to finish; to complete”
    • meaningChinese戊 “the fifth of the ten heavenly stems”
    • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”

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