做 [－]

Jyutping zou6
Pinyin zuò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to make; to produce
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
  4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
  5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
  6. to assume (an air or manner)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to engage in/to hold (a party)/to be/to become/to function (in some capacity)/to serve as/to be used for/to form (a bond or relationship)/to pretend/to feign/to act a part/to put on appearance/to fight/to kill/to trick/to have sex
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    進行​一樣​工作​、​活動
    to do; to act
    • 做好事
      做好事
      zou6 hou2 si6
      to do good deeds
    • 你好快啲做晒啲功課，唔好掛住睇電視。
      你好快啲做晒啲功课，唔好挂住睇电视。
      nei5 hou2 faai3 di1 zou6 saai3 di1 gung1 fo3, m4 hou2 gwaa3 zyu6 tai2 din6 si6.
      You should finish your homework quickly, don't spend the time on watching TV.
  2. 動詞
    成為​，​變成
    to be; to become
    • 佢做咗有錢人老婆。
      佢做咗有钱人老婆。
      keoi5 zou6 zo2 jau5 cin2 jan4 lou5 po4.
      She became the wife of a rich person.
    • 今次輪到我做莊。
      今次轮到我做庄。
      gam1 ci3 leon4 dou3 ngo5 zou6 zong1.
      This time I am the dealer.
    • 你肯唔肯做我女朋友？
      你肯唔肯做我女朋友？
      nei5 hang2 m4 hang2 zou6 ngo5 neoi5 pang4 jau5?
      Are you willing to be my girlfriend?
    • 記住大個咗唔好做壞人呀。
      记住大个咗唔好做坏人呀。
      gei3 zyu6 daai6 go3 zo2 m4 hou2 zou6 waai6 jan4 aa3.
      Remember, don't become a bad person when you grow up.
  3. 動詞
    以​某​一樣​嘢​作為​另​一樣​嘢
    to be used as
    • 我諗住攞呢篇文嚟做教材。
      我谂住攞呢篇文嚟做教材。
      ngo5 nam2 zyu6 lo2 nei1 pin1 man2 lei4 zou6 gaau3 coi4.
      I want to use this article as teaching material.
  4. 動詞
    從事​某​職業
    to work in a particular profession
    • 做老師
      做老师
      zou6 lou5 si1
      to become a teacher
    • 你大個咗想做咩？
      你大个咗想做咩？
      nei5 daai6 go3 zo2 soeng2 zou6 me1?
      What do you want to be when you grow up?
    • 做護士好辛苦㗎。
      做护士好辛苦㗎。
      zou6 wu6 si6 hou2 san1 fu2 gaa3.
      Being a nurse is hard work.
  5. 動詞、俚語
    整​蠱​、​陷害
    to trap someone
    • 俾同事做一鑊
      俾同事做一镬
      bei2 tung4 si6 zou6 jat1 wok6
      be entrapped by a colleague
  6. 動詞、俚語
    殺人
    to murder
    • 做低佢！
      做低佢！
      zou6 dai1 keoi5!
      Kill him!
  7. 動詞、俚語
    性交​；​做​愛
    to have sex; to make love
    • 你有冇同佢做過？
      你有冇同佢做过？
      nei5 jau5 mou5 tung4 keoi5 zou6 gwo3?
      Did you have sex with him?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Cantonese
    to air; to broadcast
  2. character
    to give (a party, a reception)
  3. character
    to make; to produce
  4. character
    to become
  5. character, Cantonese
    to work at
  6. character
    to do; to perform
    • 你在做什麼？
      你在做什么？
      nǐ zài zuò shén me ？
      What are you doing?
    • 你做紧乜嘢呀？
      你做紧乜嘢呀？
      nei5 zou6 gan2 mat1 je5 aa3?
      What are you doing?
    • 你做咩工作㗎？
      你做咩工作㗎？
      nei5 zou6 me1 gung1 zok3 gaa3?
      What is your job? / What do you work as?
  7. character, euphemistic
    to make love
  8. character
    to be (a role)
    • 做客
      做客
      zuò kè
      to be a guest/visitor
  9. verb
    to do; to perform
    (syn.) 妝, 物, 作, 整治, 變, 搞
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. work, make
  2. act
  3. Cangjie Input
    OJRK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #500
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #300
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #300
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这样做的话什么都不会改变的。
    這樣做的話什麼都不會改變的。
    zhè yàng zuò de huà shén me dōu bù huì gǎi biàn de 。
    • That won't change anything.
    • That will change nothing.
    • That doesn't change anything.
    • It won't change anything.
    • That'll change nothing.
  2. Mandarin
    我无法取代她做英语老师。
    我無法取代她做英語老師。
    wǒ wú fǎ qǔ dài tā zuò yīng yǔ lǎo shī 。
    • I can't take the place of her as an English teacher.
  3. Mandarin
    如何料理黑鲷：做刺身是最好吃的。
    如何料理黑鯛：做刺身是最好吃的。
    rú hé liào lǐ hēi diāo ： zuò cì shēn shì zuì hǎo chī de 。
    • How to prepare black porgy: It's tastiest as sashimi.
  4. Mandarin
    男孩们窃窃私语，我知道他们准备做些什么。
    男孩們竊竊私語，我知道他們準備做些什麼。
    nán hái men qiè qiè sī yǔ ， wǒ zhī dào tā men zhǔn bèi zuò xiē shén me 。
    • The boys were whispering; I knew they were up to something.
  5. Mandarin
    我做完我的功课后，就读这本书。
    我做完我的功課後，就讀這本書。
    wǒ zuò wán wǒ de gōng kè hòu ， jiù dú zhè běn shū 。
    • I read the book after I had finished my homework.
    • This is the book I read after finishing my homework.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    水结咗冰就会变做固体。
    水結咗冰就會變做固體。
    seoi2 git3 zo2 bing1 zau6 wui2 bin3 zou6 gu3 tai2 。
    • Water becomes solid when it freezes.
  2. Cantonese
    你都唔揸车，要架车嚟做咩啫？
    你都唔揸車，要架車嚟做咩啫？
    nei5 dou1 m4 zaa4 ce1 ， jiu3 gaa3 ce1 lai4 zou6 me1 ze1 ？
    • What's the good of having a car if you don't drive?
  3. Cantonese
    佢做咩无嚟到嘅？
    佢做咩無嚟到嘅？
    keoi5 zou6 me1 mou4 lai4 dou3 ge3 ？
    • What prevented him from coming?
  4. Cantonese
    佢做埋啲咁嘅嘢，我真系顶佢唔顺。
    佢做埋啲咁嘅嘢，我真係頂佢唔順。
    keoi5 zou6 maai4 di1 gam3 ge3 je5 ， ngo5 zan1 hai6 ding2 keoi5 m4 seon6 。
    • I can hardly stand his behavior.
  5. Cantonese
    你自己做过嘅嘢，就要自己负返责任。
    你自己做過嘅嘢，就要自己負返責任。
    nei5 zi6 gei2 zou6 gwo3 ge3 je5 ， zau6 jiu3 zi6 gei2 fu6 faan2 zaak3 jam6 。
    • You should be responsible for your actions.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好做伸手党，自己google啦！
    唔好做伸手黨，自己google啦！
    m4 hou2 zou6 san1 sau2 dong2, zi6 gei2 gu1 gou4 laa1!
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    我噉样做都系为咗保命㗎咋！
    我噉樣做都係為咗保命㗎咋！
    ngo5 gam2 joeng2 zou6 dou1 hai6 wai6 zo2 bou2 meng6 gaa3 zaa3!
    • I only did that to survive!
  3. Cantonese
    重做
    重做
    cung4 zou6
    • to do sth again
  4. Cantonese
    佢喺呢间公司做咗五六年都冇升过职，仲系一个办公室助理。
    佢喺呢間公司做咗五六年都冇升過職，仲係一個辦公室助理。
    keoi5 hai2 ni1 gaan1 gung1 si1 zou6 zo2 ng5 luk6 nin4 dou1 mou5 sing1 gwo3 zik1, zung6 hai6 jat1 go3 baan6 gung1 sat1 zo6 lei5.
    • He has been in the same position for 5 or 6 years. Today, he is still an office assistant.
  5. Cantonese
    首歌个 file太大喇，可唔可以转咗做 mp3 先俾我？
    首歌個 file太大喇，可唔可以轉咗做 mp3 先俾我？
    sau2 go1 go3 faai1 lou2 taai3 daai6 laa3, ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 zyun3 zo2 zou6 em1 pi1 fi1 sin1 bei2 ngo5?
    • This song's file is too big, can you convert it into mp3 first before sending it to me?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    重做
    重做
    cung4 zou6
    • to redo; to do again
  2. Mandarin
    耶和华神对女人说：“你做的是什么事呢？”女人说：“那蛇引诱我，我就吃了。”
    耶和華神對女人説：“你做的是什麼事呢？”女人説：“那蛇引誘我，我就吃了。”
    yē hé huá shén duì nǚ rén shuō ： “ nǐ zuò de shì shèn me shì ne ？ ” nǚ rén shuō ： “ nà shé yǐn yòu wǒ ， wǒ jiù chī le ． ”
    • And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
  3. Cantonese
    你做乜激𰈍佢？
    你做乜激𰈍佢？
    nei5 zou6 mat1 gik1 can1 keoi5?
    • Why did you piss him off?
  4. Mandarin
    外国人能做到，难道中国人就做不到吗？
    外國人能做到，難道中國人就做不到嗎？
    wài guó rén néng zuò dào ， nán dào zhōng guó rén jiù zuò bu dào ma ？
    • Foreigners can do it; can't the Chinese people do it?
  5. Mandarin
    中国人发明了指南针、火药、造纸和印刷术，叫做中国四大发明。
    中國人發明了指南針、火藥、造紙和印刷術，叫做中國四大發明。
    zhōng guó rén fā míng le zhǐ nán zhēn ， huǒ yào ， zào zhǐ hé yìn shuā shù ， jiào zuò zhōng guó sì dà fā míng ．
    • The Chinese invented the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing. They are known as the Four Great Chinese Inventions.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    听日有个重要deadline，但啲嘢仲未开始做，睇嚟可以准备定喺公司过夜。
    聽日有個重要deadline，但啲嘢仲未開始做，睇嚟可以準備定喺公司過夜。
  2. Cantonese
    唔理你哋点谂，我实行做落去。
    唔理你哋點諗，我實行做落去。
  3. Cantonese
    你喺呢间公司做，你同我疏通吓，介绍我入去做喇。
    你喺呢間公司做，你同我疏通吓，介紹我入去做喇。
  4. Cantonese
    你帮佢做嘢仲要请佢食饭，咁咪好蚀底？
    你幫佢做嘢仲要請佢食飯，咁咪好蝕底？
    nei5 bong1 keoi5 zou6 je5 zung6 jiu3 ceng2 keoi5 sik6 faan6, gam2 mai6 hou2 sit6 dai2?
  5. Cantonese
    泯灭良知，专行古惑，做亲都系阴骘嘢，用埋啲揦鲊招数。计我话，一只二只全部都系狗！
    泯滅良知，專行古惑，做親都係陰騭嘢，用埋啲揦鮓招數。計我話，一隻二隻全部都係狗！
    man5 mit6 loeng4 zi1, zyun1 haang4 gu2 waak6, zou6 can1 dou1 hai6 jam1 zat1 je5, jung6 maai4 di1 laa5 zaa2 ziu1 sou3. gai3 ngo5 waa6, jat1 zek3 ji6 zek3 cyun4 bou6 dou1 hai6 gau2!