做事

zuò shì · zuo shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to work
  2. to handle matters
  3. to have a job

In a sentence

2 examples
01

威(Wēi)廉(lián)做(zuò)事(shì)很(hěn)有(yǒu)条(tiáo)理(lǐ),他(tā)总(zǒng)是(shì)能(néng)把(bǎ)一(yí)切(qiè)都(dōu)打(dǎ)点(diǎn)好(hǎo)。

William is so organized. He's always on top of things.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by nthkmf · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

没(méi)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)比(bǐ)做(zuò)事(shì)缺(quē)乏(fá)热(rè)情(qíng)更(gèng)糟(zāo)。

There is nothing worse than doing something in a half-hearted manner.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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