Chinese word

做

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuò

Meaning

  • verbdo

Example

我们一起做作业。wǒ men yì qǐ zuò zuò yè

We do homework together.

Illustration for 做 (do)

More examples

妈妈每天做饭。mā mā měi tiān zuò fàn

Mom cooks every day.

Core concept

A person puts something into action, bringing a task, creation, or role into reality.

Common phrases

  • 做作业zuò zuò yè

    do homework

  • 做饭zuò fàn

    cook

  • 做菜zuò cài

    cook dishes

Similar words

办bàn: Handles a matter or procedure and gets it taken care of.

Definition in Chinese

表示执行某个动作或承担某种职责，强调动作的实施过程或达到的结果。biǎo shì zhí xíng mǒu gè dòng zuò huò chéng dān móu zhǒng zhí zé qiáng diào dòng zuò de shí shī guò chéng huò dá dào de jié guǒ

Word origin

做 (zuò, "do") combines 亻 (rén, "person") + 故 (gù, "reason; old"), with the first part showing a human agent and the second mainly supplying the sound.

Usage tips

  • English often uses different verbs for completing a task and producing an object, while Chinese can use one verb for both; the noun that follows identifies the kind of activity.

Other meanings

  • makeverb
  • act asverb
  • carry outverb

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