粵

造zou6就zau6

zou6 zau6zào jiù

English

  1. to bring up
  2. to bring success to; to help somebody or something to succeed
  3. to train
  4. to contribute to
  5. achievements (usually of young people)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺某個人或者某件事嘅成功有所幫助或者貢獻

Examples

  • 呢間大學創立一百年嚟造就咗唔少人才。

    In the hundred years since its foundation, this university has brought success to a number of talents.

  • 單靠寫字樓同高樓大廈唔會造就社區,唯有人同企業先係社區嘅核心。

    Office towers and high-rises do not make communities—it's the people and businesses within them that do.

  • 風風雨雨造就了我。

    I am my struggles.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 光有鬍鬚不能造就一位哲學家。

    A beard does not make a philosopher.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 你不可能『得到』一段美好的感情,你只能找到一個你心愛的人來共同經營、造就、完成一段美好的感情。

    You can't "get" a great relationship; you can only find someone you love from the heart, and work together with them to achieve a great relationship.

    Tatoeba · Yashanti CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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