zuò
Radical 9 · 11 strokes

to make; to produce

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MEANING6 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to make; to produce

    制造;创造;生产zhìzào; chuàngzào; shēngchǎn

    • Do you know how to cook?

    • He made a wooden table with his own hands.

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    • Doing it this way won't change anything.

    • I have a lot of things to do right now.

    • Don't you get bored doing the exact same thing every single day?

    • She will have to cook for everyone.

    • Doing this will, for one thing, help you meet more Chinese friends, and for another, give your spoken language skills a workout.

  2. verb

    to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)

    进行某种活动或工作jìnxíng mǒuzhǒng huódòng huò gōngzuò

    • What do you like to do?

    • We're planning to throw a birthday party.

  3. verb

    (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)

    充当或成为某种身份或角色chōngdāng huòzhě chéngwéi mǒuzhǒng shēnfèn huò juésè

    • He wants to become a doctor.

    • The two of them decided to be friends and support each other.

  4. verb

    (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for

    被用来当成某种用途或角色bèi yònglái dàngchéng mǒu zhǒng yòngtú huò juésè

    • This room can be used as a bedroom.

    • This piece of wood can be used to make a table.

  5. verb

    to write; to compose

    用笔写文字或文章yòng bǐ xiě wénzì huò wénzhāng

    • He likes to write poetry.

    • She prepared a detailed report for the company.

  6. verb

    to assume (an air or manner)

    假装或表现出某种样子jiǎzhuāng huòzhǎoxiàn chū mǒuzhǒng yàngzi

    • He likes to daydream.

    • He always acts like he couldn't care less.

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People work in the old way, following habits established long ago.

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