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做

zuò
verb HSK 1 #42

Meanings

  1. 1 to do
  2. 2 to make

Characters

做
zuò
to do; to make
Person radical 亻+ 故 (reason/cause) — a person who causes things to happen

Examples

你在做什么?
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
妈妈在做饭。
Māma zài zuòfàn.
Mom is cooking.
我做完了作业。
Wǒ zuò wán le zuòyè.
I finished my homework.

Tips

mistakes
做 (zuò, to do/make physically) vs. 作 (zuò, to do/write creatively). 做饭 (cook), 做事 (do things) vs. 作文 (write an essay), 工作 (work). In many cases they overlap.

Stroke Order

做 zuò

Related Words

做到 zuòdào HSK 2 #818
to accomplish / to achieve / to manage to do
做梦 zuòmèng HSK 4 #2,721
to dream / to daydream / to have a pipe dream (figurative)
做饭 zuòfàn HSK 2 #3,811
to cook / to prepare a meal
做法 zuòfǎ HSK 2 #3,909
method / approach / recipe
做出 zuòchū #1,293
to make (a decision/response) / to put out / to come up with
做爱 zuòài #2,390
to make love / to have sex
做成 zuòchéng #4,642
to make into / to turn into / to succeed in making
做好 zuòhǎo #3,263
to do well / to finish properly / to get ready
做事 zuòshì #4,718
to work / to handle affairs / to do things
做主 zuòzhǔ #9,359
to make a decision; to take charge / to decide for someone; to back someone up
做 zuò
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