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    Expressing "man-made" or "artificial" with 人造 (rénzào)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    人造 + Noun

    Explanation

    The adjective 人造 (rénzào) means "man-made" or "artificial," indicating something created by humans rather than occurring naturally. It is placed directly before the noun it modifies. For example, 人造小太阳 means "artificial mini sun."

    Examples

    • 这个湖是人造的，但风景很美。

      Zhège hú shì rénzào de, dàn fēngjǐng hěn měi.

      This lake is man-made, but the scenery is beautiful.

    • 人造钻石和天然钻石很难区分。

      Rénzào zuànshí hé tiānrán zuànshí hěn nán qūfēn.

      It is very difficult to distinguish between man-made diamonds and natural diamonds.

    • 超市里的人造奶油比天然黄油便宜很多。

      Chāoshì lǐ de rénzào nǎiyóu bǐ tiānrán huángyóu piányi hěn duō.

      Margarine at the supermarket is much cheaper than natural butter.

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