制成

• Pinyin: zhì chéng
• Hanzi breakdown: 制 = 牛 (cow) + 刂 (knife), meaning to make/control; 成 = to complete/become

Meaning

To make into; to manufacture into. To process raw materials into a finished product.

A resultative verb compound. Common patterns: 把...制成... (turn...into...), 由...制成 (made from...). Often used in manufacturing, crafts, and food production contexts.

Examples

1. 这款红酒是由当地葡萄制成的。 This red wine is made from local grapes.
2. 工人们把木材制成精美的家具。 The workers make the wood into exquisite furniture.
3. 豆腐是由黄豆制成的传统食品。 Tofu is a traditional food made from soybeans.

Usage Guide

Context: manufacturing, food, crafts

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 这是手工制成的。(This is handmade.)
• 由什么原料制成的？(What materials is it made from?)

Don't Say

• 制成做出来 (Redundant — 制成 already means made into)

Origin & History

Compound of 制 (to make, to manufacture) and 成 (to become, to complete). To make into completion.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal