zai3 zou6製造制造
Jyutpingzai3 zou6
Yalejai jouh
Definition
To produce, manufacture, or make products by processing raw materials.
neutralworkdaily actions
How it's used
While this term is used for industrial production, it is also frequently used in abstract contexts to mean creating or causing something, such as trouble or an atmosphere. In everyday speech, Cantonese speakers often prefer the more versatile verb 整 when referring to making or fixing things, reserving 製造 for more formal or large-scale processes.
Examples
This factory produces a lot of toys.
They have caused a lot of trouble.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this word for simple tasks like cooking or repairing items, as it sounds overly formal or mechanical. For those situations, use 整 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
