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zuò
1. to do
2. to make
3. to produce
4. to write
5. to compose
6. to act as
7. to engage in
8. to hold (a party)
9. to be
10. to become
11. to function (in some capacity)
12. to serve as
13. to be used for
14. to form (a bond or relationship)
15. to pretend
16. to feign
17. to act a part
18. to put on appearance
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

Example Sentences (10)

喂,你在做什么呢?
Wéi, nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?
Hello, what are you doing?
Text 1
如果你想做什么事情,那就勇敢地去做,不要担心结果,不要考虑会不会失败。
Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme shìqíng, nà jiù yǒnggǎn de qù zuò, bùyào dānxīn jiéguǒ, bùyào kǎolǜ huì bù huì shībài.
If you want to do something, then be brave and do it. Don't worry about the result. Don't think about whether you will fail.
Text 4
你吃过水果饭吗?你在饭馆的菜单上见过水果饭吗?你想学着做水果饭吗?
Nǐ chī guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? Nǐ zài fànguǎn de càidān shàng jiàn guo shuǐguǒ fàn ma? Nǐ xiǎng xué zhe zuò shuǐguǒ fàn ma?
Have you eaten fruit rice? Have you seen fruit rice on a restaurant menu? Do you want to learn to make fruit rice?
Text 4
时间过得真快,马上就要毕业了。毕业后你打算做什么?
Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, mǎshàng jiùyào bìyè le. Bìyè hòu nǐ dǎsuàn zuò shénme?
Time flies; graduation is coming soon. What do you plan to do after graduation?
Text 3
明天星期六,你做什么?
Míngtiān xīngqīliù, nǐ zuò shénme?
Tomorrow is Saturday. What are you going to do?
Text 3
昨天上午你在做什么呢?
Zuótiān shàngwǔ nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?
What were you doing yesterday morning?
Text 2
无论做什么事情,都要注意方法,学习尤其是这样。
Wúlùn zuò shénme shìqíng, dōu yào zhùyì fāngfǎ, xuéxí yóuqí shì zhèyàng.
No matter what you do, pay attention to the method; this is especially true for learning.
Text 5
如果你想做什么事情,那就勇敢地去做,不要担心结果,不要考虑会不会失败。
Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme shìqíng, nà jiù yǒnggǎn de qù zuò, bùyào dānxīn jiéguǒ, bùyào kǎolǜ huì bù huì shībài.
If you want to do something, then be brave and do it. Don't worry about the result. Don't think about whether you will fail.
Text 4
我昨天晚上做了一个特别奇怪的梦,梦到自己正在一座桥上走,走着走着,突然开过来一辆车,非常危险,接着又梦见我跳到车上,跟警察一起抓住了一个坏人。
Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang zuò le yī gè tèbié qíguài de mèng, mèngdào zìjǐ zhèngzài yī zuò qiáo shàng zǒu, zǒuzhe zǒuzhe, tūrán kāi guòlái yī liàng chē, fēicháng wēixiǎn, jiēzhe yòu mèngjiàn wǒ tiào dào chē shàng, gēn jǐngchá yīqǐ zhuāzhù le yī gè huàirén.
Last night I had a very strange dream: I dreamed I was walking on a bridge, and as I was walking, a car suddenly drove over, which was very dangerous. Then I dreamed I jumped onto the car and, together with the police, caught a bad guy.
Text 3
下午你想做什么?
Xiàwǔ nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme?
What do you want to do this afternoon?
Text 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
245
Word Frequency Rank
60 of 84,292