做起 [－－]

Jyutping zou6 hei2
Pinyin zuò qǐ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to start doing
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我从今晚开始做起。
    我從今晚開始做起。
    wǒ cóng jīn wǎn kāi shǐ zuò qǐ 。
    • I am starting this evening.
  2. Mandarin
    说起来容易，做起来难啊！
    説起來容易，做起來難啊！
    shuō qǐ lái róng yì ， zuò qǐ lai nán a ！
    • It's easier said than done.
    • Saying is easier than doing.
  3. Mandarin
    这件事做起来没有听着这么难。
    這件事做起來沒有聽着這麼難。
    zhè jiàn shì zuò qǐ lai méi yǒu tīng zhe zhè me nán 。
    • It's not quite as difficult to do as it sounds.
    • Once you do it, you see that it's not as hard as it sounds.
  4. Mandarin
    说起来容易，做起来难。
    説起來容易，做起來難。
    shuō qǐ lái róng yì ， zuò qǐ lai nán 。
    • It's easy to say, but not to do.
  5. Mandarin
    做起来不会很久。
    做起來不會很久。
    zuò qǐ lai bù huì hěn jiǔ 。
    • Doing that won't take long.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我做起份功课喇。
    我做起份功課喇。
    ngo5 zou6 hei3 fan6 gung1 fo3 laa3.
    • I've completed the assignment.
  2. Cantonese
    只要你做好准备功夫，到时做起上嚟就会得心应手。
    只要你做好準備功夫，到時做起上嚟就會得心應手。
    zi2 jiu3 nei5 zou6 hou2 zeon2 bei6 gung1 fu1, dou3 si4 zou6 hei2 soeng5 lai4 zau6 wui2 dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2.
    • As long as you have done enough preparation work, you can work smoothly and easily.
  3. Cantonese
    佢由低做起，由助理升到上经理。
    佢由低做起，由助理升到上經理。
    keoi5 jau4 dai1 zou6 hei2, jau4 zo6 lei5 sing1 dou3 soeng5 ging1 lei5.
    • From a lower position to a higher position, he was a assistant in the past and now he is a manager.
  4. Cantonese
    佢做起嘢上嚟绝对唔会分心。
    佢做起嘢上嚟絕對唔會分心。
    keoi5 zou6 hei2 je5 soeng5 lai4 zyut6 deoi3 m4 wui5 fan1 sam1.
    • He will never be distracted when he is working.
  5. Cantonese
    呢个导演系红裤仔出身，由场务做起，经验好过好多学院派。
    呢個導演係紅褲仔出身，由場務做起，經驗好過好多學院派。
    • This director was origined from the practical shooting scene, he started his career as a set coordinator, so he is much more experienced then the theorists.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋公司暂时冇适合你嘅空缺，如果要你由低做起就太屈就你喇。
    我哋公司暫時冇適合你嘅空缺，如果要你由低做起就太屈就你喇。
    ngo5 dei6 gung1 si1 zaam6 si4 mou5 sik1 hap6 nei5 ge3 hung1 kyut3, jyu4 gwo2 jiu3 nei5 jau4 dai1 zou6 hei2 zau6 taai3 wat1 zau6 nei5 laa3
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我们的教条主义者违背列宁的指示，从来不用脑筋具体地分析任何事物，做起文章或演说来，总是空洞无物的八股调，在我们党内造成了一种极坏的作风。
    我們的教條主義者違背列寧的指示，從來不用腦筋具體地分析任何事物，做起文章或演説來，總是空洞無物的八股調，在我們黨內造成了一種極壞的作風。
    wǒ men de jiào tiáo zhǔ yì zhě wéi bèi liè níng de zhǐ shì ， cóng lái bù yòng nǎo jīn jù tǐ de fēn xī rèn hé shì wù ， zuò qǐ wén zhāng huò yǎn shuō lai ， zǒng shì kōng dòng wú wù de bā gǔ diào ， zài wǒ men dǎng nèi zào chéng le yī zhǒng jí huài de zuò fēng ．
    • Our dogmatists have violated Lenin's teachings; they never use their brains to analyse anything concretely, and in their writings and speeches they always use stereotypes devoid of content, thereby creating a very bad style of work in our Party.