塑造

sùzào

to mold; to shape; to portray

Dictionary entry

to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself stroke by stroke, then hands you the brush to trace it yourself.

塑
造

See it in sentences

他用泥塑造人物。

Tā yòng ní sùzào rénwù.

English

He models figures out of clay.

这本书塑造了英雄。

Zhè běn shū sùzào le yīngxióng.

English

This book portrays a hero.

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