人造

• Pinyin: rén zào
• Hanzi breakdown: 人 = 亻(person radical); 造 = 辶+ 告 (movement + announce; to construct)

Meaning

Artificial; man-made; produced or created by human effort rather than occurring naturally.

Used as an attributive adjective before nouns. Common in technology, materials science, and environmental contexts. Compounds include 人造卫星 (artificial satellite), 人造革 (faux leather), and 人造湖 (man-made lake).

Examples

1. 这件外套是用人造皮革制成的，外观与真皮几乎无异。 This jacket is made of synthetic leather and looks almost indistinguishable from real leather.
2. 人造卫星的发射标志着航天时代的开始。 The launch of artificial satellites marked the beginning of the space age.
3. 公园里那片湖是人造的，由工程队历时两年建成。 That lake in the park is man-made; an engineering team took two years to build it.

Usage Guide

Context: technology, materials, environment

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 这种人造纤维既耐用又环保，适合大规模生产。(This artificial fibre is both durable and eco-friendly, suitable for large-scale production.)
• 人造智能与自然智能之间的边界正在变得越来越模糊。(The boundary between artificial intelligence and natural intelligence is becoming increasingly blurred.)

Don't Say

• 这是人造的花朵很漂亮 — restructure to 这束人造花非常漂亮 or 这朵花是人造的，非常漂亮

Origin & History

人 (human) + 造 (create/make)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal