做 zuò do
do; to make; to act as
How to remember 做: 亻 person + 故 former = do. A person finds her former boss's to-do list in a drawer and wonders who will now do it all.
Component breakdown
做 = 亻 person + 故 former
- 亻 person
- 故 former
- 古 old
- 攵 tap
A person finds her former boss's to-do list in a drawer and wonders who will now do it all.
How it is used
- The hands-on 'do / make' - 做饭 (zuò fàn) cook, 做作业 do homework, 做生意 do business.
- Overlaps with 作 (zuò): 做 leans concrete/physical making, 作 leans abstract/written (作文 composition, 工作 work); many compounds accept either.
- Also 'act as / be': 做客 (zuòkè) be a guest, 做主 make the decision.
Words with 做
Example sentences
- 你做对了。 Nǐ zuòduì le.You've done the right thing.
- 你做得很好。 Nǐ zuò de hěn hǎo.You've done great.
- 他爱做运动。 Tā ài zuò yùndòng.He loves exercising.
- 他做了自我介绍。 Tā zuòle zìwǒ jièshào.He introduced himself.