Chinese Word: 制 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

制 (Trad.: 製)HSK 5

Pinyin: zhì

English Definition: to manufacture; to make; system; to control; to regulate; variant of 制

Chinese Definition:
①规定：因地制宜。制定。制式。制宪。
②限定，约束，管束：制止。制裁。专制。制约。抵制。节制。制动。制海权。
③法规，制度：民主集中制。公有制。
④依照规定的标准做的：制钱(中国明、清两代称本朝的铜钱)。制服。
⑤古代帝王的命令：制诰。
⑥古代父母死亡守丧；守制。
⑦造，作：制造。制做。制品。制图。制革。制版。如法炮(páo)制。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic: 巾 indicates the sound; 刂 (knife) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- ⿻ Overlaid
  - 巾 [ jīn ] cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- 刂 [ dāo ] knife

Similar Characters: 剃

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Example Words

制度	zhì dù	system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution; Classifiers: 个	HSK 5
控制	kòng zhì	control; to exercise control over; to contain	HSK 5
体制	tǐ zhì	system; organization
制定	zhì dìng	to draw up; to formulate	HSK 5
制造	zhì zào	to manufacture; to make	HSK 5

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Example Sentences

1		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 zhēng duó 争夺 kòng zhì quán 控制权。 They are vying for control.
2		fēng jiàn 封建 zhì dù 制度 yǐ jīng 已经 guò shí 过时 le 了。 The feudal system is outdated.
3		jiǎn féi 减肥 bì xū 必须 yào 要 kòng zhì 控制 yǐn shí 饮食。 Diet control is necessary for weight loss.
4		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 zhì dìng 制定 yī gè 一个 jì huà 计划。 We need to come up with a plan.
5		xī dú 吸毒 huì 会 ràng 让 nǐ 你 shī qù 失去 kòng zhì 控制。 Drug abuse can make you lose control.

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1		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 zhēng duó 争夺 kòng zhì quán 控制权。 They are vying for control.
2		fēng jiàn 封建 zhì dù 制度 yǐ jīng 已经 guò shí 过时 le 了。 The feudal system is outdated.
3		jiǎn féi 减肥 bì xū 必须 yào 要 kòng zhì 控制 yǐn shí 饮食。 Diet control is necessary for weight loss.
4		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 zhì dìng 制定 yī gè 一个 jì huà 计划。 We need to come up with a plan.
5		xī dú 吸毒 huì 会 ràng 让 nǐ 你 shī qù 失去 kòng zhì 控制。 Drug abuse can make you lose control.

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