Definition
造物 literally means 'to create things' and is used as a noun referring to the creative force of nature or the universe. In Chinese philosophy and literature, it often personifies nature as a maker of all things, akin to 'Creator' but without the personal deity connotations of Western religions. You'll encounter it in set phrases like 造物弄人 ('the creator toys with people').
n.
Nature (as a creative force)the creator of all things
Examples
- 造物。zào wù chuàngzào le shìjiān wànwù.Nature created all things in the world.
- 造物。Tā bùjīn gǎntàn zào wù de shénqí.He couldn't help but marvel at the wonder of nature.
- ，造物。Zài gǔrén yǎnzhōng, zào wù shì zhìgāo wúshàng de cúnzài.In the eyes of the ancients, nature was the supreme existence.
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