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    Expressing "make" or "control" with 制 (zhì)

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    Structure

    制 + Verb/Noun (in compounds)

    Explanation

    制 (zhì) means "to make," "to control," or "to regulate" and appears frequently as a component in compound words. Common examples include 制造 (manufacture), 控制 (control), and 制度 (system/institution). As a bound morpheme, it rarely appears alone in modern Chinese.

    Examples

    • 这些零件都是本地制造的。

      Zhèxiē língjiàn dōu shì běndì zhìzào de.

      These parts are all manufactured locally.

    • 公司制定了新的工作制度。

      Gōngsī zhìdìng le xīn de gōngzuò zhìdù.

      The company established a new work system.

    • 政府正在努力控制物价上涨。

      Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài nǔlì kòngzhì wùjià shàngzhǎng.

      The government is working hard to control rising prices.

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