Chinese–EnglishWith examples

做

zuò · zuo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

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)

2 examples

妈(mā)妈(ma)在(zài)厨(chú)房(fáng)做(zuò)晚(wǎn)饭(fàn)。

Mom is making dinner in the kitchen.

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)做(zuò)作(zuò)业(yè)很(hěn)认(rèn)真(zhēn)。

He does his homework very carefully every day.

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