造成

zào chéng
HSK 3Verb (动)

Basic Meaning

v
This verb is commonly used to describe the causation of an undesirable outcome or situation, such as 造成损失 (cause loss), 造成影响 (cause impact).
to cause; to lead to; to create (often indicating negative results)
引起；形成（多指不好的结果）。
Words:
造成损失造成影响
Synonyms:
变成形成酿成诱发引发导致
Sentences:
  1. 这(zhè)场(chàng)暴(bào)雨(yǔ)造(zàò)成(chéng)了(le)严(yán)重(zhòng)的(de)交(jiāo)通(tōng)堵(dǔ)塞(sè)
    This heavy rainstorm caused serious traffic congestion.
  2. 他(tā)的(de)失(shī)误(wù)给(gěi)公(gōng)司(sī)造(zàò)成(chéng)了(le)巨(jù)大(dà)的(de)损(sǔn)失(shī)
    His mistake caused huge losses for the company.
  3. 工(gōng)业(yè)污(wū)染(rǎn)会(huì)对(duì)环(huán)境(jìng)造(zàò)成(chéng)长(cháng)期(qī)的(de)影(yǐng)响(xiǎng)
    Industrial pollution can cause long-term impacts on the environment.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 3
zào造

make; manufacture; build

HSK 2
chéng成

succeed