zuò

to make; to produce

to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)

person (亻) + purposeful cause (故) = to do or make

故 originally meant 'cause' or 'old practice' — a deliberate act with intention behind it. A person (亻) acting with purpose and cause is the heart of doing anything.

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A personSemantic
CauseSemantic

妈妈在厨房饭。

māma zài chúfáng zuò fàn。

Mom is cooking (making food) in the kitchen.

他努力一个对社会有用的人。

tā nǔlì zuò yī gè duì shèhuì yǒuyòng de rén。

He works hard to be a person who is useful to society.

Words with 做

做爱

zuò ài

to make love

重做

chóng zuò

to redo

重新做人

chóng xīn zuò rén

to start a new life; to make a fresh start

量身定做

liáng shēn dìng zuò

to tailor-make

一不做,二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)

不做声

bù zuò shēng

keep silent

不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门

bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

做一天和尚撞一天钟

zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng

lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)

做不到

zuò bù dào

impossible

做主

zuò zhǔ

variant of 作主[zuo4 zhu3]

做事

zuò shì

to work

做人

zuò rén

to conduct oneself

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