做饭 zuòfàn to prepare a meal
to prepare a meal; to cook
How to remember 做饭: 做 do + 饭 meal = to prepare a meal.
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How it is used
- 'To cook / make a meal' - 我妈在做饭 (wǒ mā zài zuò fàn) my mom is cooking.
- 饭 literally 'cooked rice' but here means 'a meal' generally. Contrast 做菜 (zuò cài), which is cooking the dishes specifically.
Example sentences
- 我会做饭。 Wǒhuì zuòfàn.I can cook.
- 我们会做饭的。 Wǒmen huì zuòfàn de.We'll cook.
- 你家里谁做饭？ Nǐ jiālǐ shuí zuòfàn?Who does the cooking in your home?