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炮制
炮製
páozhì
1. to concoct
2. to invent
3. to fabricate
4. to produce
5. to process
6. processing and curing (Chinese medicine)
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Character Breakdown

炮
pào
cannon, artillery
HSK 5 9 丶
制
zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

如法炮制
rúfǎpáozhì
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
23,209 of 84,292