营造
yíng zào
Pinyin

Definition

营造
 - 
yíng zào
  1. to build (housing)
  2. to construct
  3. to make

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

创造
chuàng zào
  1. 1 to create
  2. 2 to bring about
  3. 3 to produce
  4. 4 to set (a record)
建造
jiàn zào
  1. 1 to construct
  2. 2 to build
打造
dǎ zào
  1. 1 to create
  2. 2 to build
  3. 3 to develop
  4. 4 to forge (of metal)
营造
yíng zào
  1. 1 to build (housing)
  2. 2 to construct
  3. 3 to make
造型
zào xíng
  1. 1 to model
  2. 2 to shape
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 style
  5. 5 design
  6. 6 form
  7. 7 pose
造成
zào chéng
  1. 1 to bring about
  2. 2 to create
  3. 3 to cause
人造
rén zào
  1. 1 man-made
  2. 2 artificial
  3. 3 synthetic
伪造
wěi zào
  1. 1 to forge
  2. 2 to fake
  3. 3 to counterfeit
制造业
zhì zào yè
  1. 1 manufacturing industry
创造力
chuàng zào lì
  1. 1 ingenuity
  2. 2 creativity
塑造
sù zào
  1. 1 to model
  2. 2 to mold
  3. 3 (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)
  4. 4 (literature) to portray (in words)
改造
gǎi zào
  1. 1 to transform
  2. 2 to reform
  3. 3 to remodel
  4. 4 to remold
编造
biān zào
  1. 1 to compile
  2. 2 to draw up
  3. 3 to fabricate
  4. 4 to invent
  5. 5 to concoct
  6. 6 to make up
  7. 7 to cook up
制造
zhì zào
  1. 1 to manufacture
  2. 2 to make
造
zào
  1. 1 to make
  2. 2 to build
  3. 3 to manufacture
  4. 4 to invent
  5. 5 to fabricate
  6. 6 to go to
  7. 7 party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
  8. 8 crop
  9. 9 classifier for crops
造假
zào jiǎ
  1. 1 to counterfeit
  2. 2 to pass off a fake as genuine
造句
zào jù
  1. 1 sentence-making
造孽
zào niè
  1. 1 to do evil
  2. 2 to commit sins
造就
zào jiù
  1. 1 to bring up
  2. 2 to train
  3. 3 to contribute to
  4. 4 achievements (usually of young people)
仿造
fǎng zào
  1. 1 to copy
  2. 2 to produce sth after a model
  3. 3 to counterfeit

Idioms (10)

向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
天造地设
tiān zào dì shè
  1. 1 lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
  2. 2 ideal
  3. 3 perfect
  4. 4 (of a match) made in heaven
  5. 5 to be made for one another
恩同再造
ēn tóng zài zào
  1. 1 your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)
凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào
  1. 1 fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
  1. 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
  1. 1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
粗制滥造
cū zhì làn zào
  1. 1 to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
胡编乱造
hú biān luàn zào
  1. 1 to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
  2. 2 to make things up
造茧自缚
zào jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist with his own petard
闭门造车
bì mén zào chē
  1. 1 lit. to build a cart behind closed doors
  2. 2 to be overly subjective and disregard the outside world (idiom)

Sample Sentences

老一辈明星大多靠作品吸引观众，现在的偶像却是靠营造人设来增加人气呢。
lǎoyībèi míngxīng dàduō kào zuòpǐn xīyǐn guānzhòng ，xiànzài de ǒuxiàng quèshì kào yíngzào rénshè lái zēngjiā rénqì ne 。
Most of the older generation's stars rely on works to attract audiences, but now idols rely on creating characters to increase their popularity.
Go to Lesson 
我们常常在起名时营造符合生肖的生活环境，借此预示宝宝生活舒适，顺风顺水。比如生肖为兔、马、羊、牛的这些生肖，则起名用“茵”“草”“荫”等和草地相关的字。
wǒmen chángcháng zài qǐmíng shí yíngzào fúhé shēngxiào de shēnghuó huánjìng ，jiècǐ yùshì bǎobao shēnghuó shūshì ，shùnfēng shùnshuǐ 。bǐrú shēngxiào wèi tù 、mǎ 、yáng 、niú de zhèxiē shēngxiào ，zé qǐmíng yòng “yīn ”“cǎo ”“yìn ”děng hé cǎodì xiāngguān de zì 。
When choosing a name we often use a character that fits with the habitat of the animals of the zodiac, which is used to predict that the baby will have a comfortable life and that things will go well for him or her. For example, with zodiac animals like the rabbit, the horse, the goat and the ox, you get names with characters with the grass radical on the top, like "茵", meaning "mattress", "草", meaning "grass" and "荫" meaning "shade".
Go to Lesson 
对我们东方人来说，真正恐怖的应该是日韩的一些电影，这些电影没有很血腥的画面，但会在一些现实的环境中营造令人窒息的气氛，让我感觉一转身就能遇见鬼，代表电影有《鬼娃娃花子》、《午夜凶铃》等。
duì wǒmen dōngfāngrén láishuō ，zhēnzhèng kǒngbù de yīnggāi shì rì hán de yīxiē diànyǐng ，zhèxiē diànyǐng méiyǒu hěn xuèxīng de huàmiàn ，dàn huì zài yīxiē xiànshí de huánjìng zhōng yíngzào lìng rén zhìxī de qìfen ，ràng wǒ gǎnjué yī zhuǎnshēn jiù néng yùjiàn guǐ ，dàibiǎo diànyǐng yǒu 《guǐwáwa huāzǐ 》、《Wǔyèxiōnglíng 》děng 。
For us Easterners, real horror is the Japanese and Korean films, films that don't have scenes of gore, but rather involve certain real-life situations will create an atmosphere of suffocation, giving me the feeling that I'll see a ghost as soon as I turn around. Representative films include 'Hanako-san' and 'The Ring'.
Go to Lesson 
可是这样的节日感觉已经不像节日了。虽然他们营造出更多的过节的气氛，但是一看到满大街的节日打折，节日酬宾，节日让利之类的广告，我就会产生抵触过节的情绪。
kěshì zhèyàng de jiérì gǎnjué yǐjīng bù xiàng jiérì le 。suīrán tāmen yíngzào chū gèng duōde guòjié de qìfēn ，dànshì yī kàndào mǎn dàjiē de jiérì dǎzhé ，jiérì chóubīn ，jiérì rànglì zhīlèi de guǎnggào ，wǒ jiù huì chǎnshēng dǐchù guòjié de qíngxù 。
But this way, it feels like holidays aren't really holidays anymore. Even though they've created an even stronger holiday atmosphere, as soon as I see sales, promotions all over the place, I get the urge to oppose the holidays.
Go to Lesson 
其实政府的出发点是好的，想为市民营造好的城市环境。可是下面一些执法者的做法太野蛮，太缺乏人性了。
qíshí zhèngfǔ de chūfādiǎn shì hǎo de ，xiǎng wèi shìmín yíngzào hǎo de chéngshì huánjìng 。kěshì xiàmian yīxiē zhífǎzhě de zuòfǎ tài yěmán ，tài quēfá rénxìng le 。
Actually, the government's intentions are good. They want to create a good environment for the city's residents. The problem is that the methods of some of the law enforcers on the street are completely barbaric - it's inhuman.
Go to Lesson 
我觉得北京开展的奥运会筹备和宣传工作营造了非常良好的社会氛围，也受到了所有群众的密切关注。我听说在北京奥运会开幕倒计时1000天时才刚刚发布的奥运吉祥物“福娃”，一直供不应求，形成了十分热烈的奥运气氛。
wǒ juéde Běijīng kāizhǎn de Àoyùnhuì chóubèi hé xuānchuán gōngzuò yíngzào le fēicháng liánghǎo de shèhuì fēnwéi ，yě shòudào le suǒyǒu qúnzhòng de mìqiē guānzhù 。wǒ tīngshuō zài Běijīng Àoyùnhuì kāimù dàojìshí yī qiān tiān shí cái gānggāng fābù de Àoyùn jíxiángwù “Fúwá ”，yīzhí gōngbùyìngqiú ，xíngchéng le shífēn rèliè de Àoyùn qìfēn 。
I think that the preparation and public awareness campaigns that Beijing has launched for the Olympics have created a really good social atmosphere. And it's gotten close attention from everyone. I hear that when the 1000-day countdown to the games had just barely started, there were not enough of the ''Fuwa" mascots. It created an extremely enthusiastic Olympic atmosphere.
Go to Lesson 
天啊！你真是太幸福了。我也听说北京奥运会组委会为了营造北京的奥运气氛，做了大量的工作。公共交通，城市供水，运动场地建设等各方面都做了大量的改进，北京市政府还专门制定了针对突发事件的供水应急预案，以保证在奥运会期间能万无一失。看来全国上下都很重视这场盛会的筹备工作啊！
tiān a ！nǐ zhēnshì tài xìngfú le 。w�� yě tīngshuō Běijīng Àoyùnhuì zǔwěihuì wèile yíngzào Běijīng de Àoyùn qìfēn ，zuò le dàliàng de gōngzuò 。gōnggòng jiāotōng ，chéngshì gōngshuǐ ，yùndòng chǎngdì jiànshè děng gè fāngmiàn dōu zuò le dàliàng de gǎijìn ，Běijīng shìhèngfǔ hái zhuānmén zhìdìng le zhēnduì tūfā shìjiàn de gōngshuǐ yìngjí yù àn ，yǐ bǎozhèng zài Àoyùnhuì qījiān néng wànwúyīshī 。kànlai quánguó shàngxià dōu hěn zhòngshì zhè chǎng shènghuì de chóubèi gōngzuò a ！
Wow! You were really so lucky! I also heard that the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games did a lot of work to create an Olympic atmosphere in Beijing. They've made a lot of improvements in public transportation, the city's water supply, and the construction of sports facilities. To make sure that the Olympics will be a surefire success, the Beijing municipal government even came up with a special plan in case of an emergency situation with the water supply. It looks like the entire country, from high to low, really puts a lot of importance on the preparations for this great gathering!
Go to Lesson