做做

zuòzuò

verb #11,250

Meanings

1 to do a bit of
2 to try doing
3 to do casually

Characters

to do (reduplicated)

Examples

没事的时候做做运动。

Méi shì de shíhou zuòzuò yùndòng.

Do a bit of exercise when you're free.

你可以先做做看。

Nǐ kěyǐ xiān zuòzuò kàn.

You can try doing it first and see.

周末在家做做饭，很放松。

Zhōumò zài jiā zuòzuò fàn, hěn fàngsōng.

Cooking a bit at home on weekends is very relaxing.

Tips

grammar

Verb reduplication (做做, 看看, 想想) softens the action, making it sound casual, brief, or tentative. It's like adding 'a bit' or 'just' in English. Very common in spoken Chinese.

Stroke Order

做 zuò