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造成

zào chéng · zao cheng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to bring about; to create; to cause

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2 examples
01

不(bù)能(néng)过(guò)度(dù)运(yùn)动(dòng)，要(yào)量(liàng)力(lì)而(ér)行(xíng)，否(fǒu)则(zé)反(fǎn)而(ér)对(duì)身(shēn)体(tǐ)造(zào)成(chéng)负(fù)面(miàn)影(yǐng)响(xiǎng)。

One can't go beyond one's limits with exercising and stay within the bounds of what one can do. Otherwise, it can have negative effects on the body.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)大(dà)雨(yǔ)造(zào)成(chéng)路(lù)面(miàn)积(jī)水(shuǐ)，很(hěn)多(duō)车(chē)都(dōu)开(kāi)得(de)很(hěn)慢(màn)。

The heavy rain caused water to pool on the road, so many cars drove very slowly.

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造
zào

to make; to build

成
chéng

to succeed; to finish

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