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做 zuò
Radical
人 (2 traits)
Number of strokes
11
Structure
gauche et droite
HSK
HSK 1
Cangjie
OJRK 人十口大
Sijiao
2824.0
Wubi
WDTY
GB 2312
D7F6
Big5
B0B5
Unicode
U+505A

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese Pinyin Translation
做 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
做出 zuò chū to put out / to issue
做到 zuò dào to accomplish / to achieve syn
做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4]
做事 zuò shì to work / to handle matters / to have a job syn
做爱 做愛 zuò ài to make love
做人 zuò rén to conduct oneself / to behave with integrity syn
做为 做為 zuò wéi to act as / used erroneously for 作為|作为
做梦 做夢 zuò mèng to dream / to have a dream / fig. illusion / fantasy / pipe dream syn
做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands / manual work / workmanship syn
做完 zuò wán to finish / to complete the task
做饭 做飯 zuò fàn to prepare a meal / to cook syn
做客 zuò kè to be a guest or visitor syn
做错 做錯 zuò cuò to make an error
做主 zuò zhǔ variant of 作主[zuo4zhu3]
做作 zuò zuo affected / artificial syn
做菜 zuò cài to cook / cooking syn
做官 zuò guān to take an official post / to become a government employee syn
做伴 zuò bàn to keep sb company / to accompany syn
做声 做聲 zuò shēng to speak / to emit sound syn
做戏 做戲 zuò xì to act in a play / to put on a play
做鬼 zuò guǐ to play tricks / to cheat / to get up to mischief / to become a ghost / to give up the ghost syn
做活 zuò huó to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker) / life of a group of stones in Go 圍棋|围棋[wei2 qi2]
做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work / non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera)
做媒 zuò méi to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) syn
做操 zuò cāo to do exercises / to do gymnastics
做东 做東 zuò dōng to act as host syn
做鸭 做鴨 zuò yā (slang) (of a man) to work as a prostitute
做寿 做壽 zuò shòu to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person) syn
做大 zuò dà arrogant / to put on airs / (business etc) to expand / to enlarge / to do sth on a big scale
做掉 zuò diào to kill / to get rid of / (sports) to defeat / to eliminate
做鸡 做雞 zuò jī (slang) (of a woman) to work as a prostitute
做旧 做舊 zuò jiù to give (sth) an antique look / to artificially age / to distress
做局 zuò jú to orchestrate a trap / to set sb up
做绝 做絕 zuò jué to go to extremes / to leave no room for maneuver
做空 zuò kōng to sell short (finance)
做脸 做臉 zuò liǎn to win honor / to put on a stern face / to have a facial (beauty treatment)
做派 zuò pài way of doing sth / behavior / to act in an affected manner / mannerism / gestures in opera
做亲 做親 zuò qīn to become related by marriage / to marry
做球 zuò qiú to set up a teammate (with an opportunity to score) / to throw a game
做手 zuò shǒu to put one's hand to sth / to set about / skillful hands / worker / writer
做小 zuò xiǎo to be sb's concubine
做眼 zuò yǎn (in the game of Go) to make an "eye" / to serve as eyes and ears (i.e. go and seek out information) / to be a scout
做账 做賬 zuò zhàng to keep the books / to do the accounts / (in context) to cook the books
做证 做證 zuò zhèng variant of 作證|作证[zuo4zheng4]
做生意 zuò shēng yì to do business syn
做文章 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance
做买卖 做買賣 zuò mǎi mài to buy and sell / to do business / to trade / to deal
做学问 做學問 zuò xué wèn to study / to engage in scholarship
做手脚 做手腳 zuò shǒu jiǎo to manipulate dishonestly / to tamper with sth syn
做鬼脸 做鬼臉 zuò guǐ liǎn to pull a face / to grimace / to scowl
Chinese Pinyin Translation
叫做 jiào zuò to be called / to be known as syn
定做 dìng zuò to have something made to order
当做 當做 dàng zuò to treat as / to regard as / to look upon as syn
订做 訂做 dìng zuò to make to order / to have sth made to order
称做 稱做 chēng zuò to be called / to be known as syn
看做 kàn zuò to regard as / to look upon as syn
重做 chóng zuò to redo
照做 zhào zuò to do as instructed / to comply
比做 bǐ zuò to liken to / to compare to
变做 變做 biàn zuò to turn into
承做 chéng zuò to undertake / to take on (i.e. to accept a task)
唤做 喚做 huàn zuò to be called / to be referred to as
试做 試做 shì zuò to try doing (sth) to see how well it turns out / to experiment
现做 現做 xiàn zuò to make (food) on the spot / freshly-made
不做声 不做聲 bù zuò shēng keep silent / not say a word syn
无做作 無做作 wú zuò zuo unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)
好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) / all take and no give syn
白日做梦 白日做夢 bái rì zuò mèng to daydream / to indulge in wishful thinking syn
小题大做 小題大做 xiǎo tí dà zuò to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom) syn
说到做到 說到做到 shuō dào zuò dào to be as good as one's word (idiom) / to keep one's promise syn
只说不做 只說不做 zhǐ shuō bù zuò to be all talk and no action syn
重做发票 重做發票 re-invoicing
监督做法 監督做法 oversight practices
良好做法 good practices
隐藏做法 隱藏做法 concealment practices
重新做人 chóng xīn zuò rén to start a new life / to make a fresh start
敢做敢当 敢做敢當 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
光说不做 光說不做 guāng shuō bù zuò (idiom) to be all talk and no action / to preach what one does not practice
量身定做 liáng shēn dìng zuò to tailor-make / tailor-made / tailored to / customized
力足以做 lì zú yǐ zuò afford / able to

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