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ren2-standing person

rén

standing person



  • do; make; produce
  • write; compose
  • do; act; engage
  • become; be

zuò-fǎ
做法

n.

way of doing or making things; behavior

zuò-gōng
做工

v. /n.

do manual work; workmanship

zuò-kè
做客

v.

be a guest

zuò-mèng
做梦

v.

have a dream; dream

jiào-zuò
叫做

v.

be called; be knowns as

bái-rì-zuò-mèng
白日做梦
daydream

xiǎo-tí-dà-zuò
小题大做
a storm in a tea cup

Usage 用法

do; make; produce

Yòng zhè-xiē mù-tou zuò yì zhāng zhuō-zi.
用这些木头做一张桌子。
Use the wood to make a desk.

write; compose

Wén-zhāng zuò hǎo le.
文章做好了。
The article has been finished.

do; act; engage in

Tā zài Guǎng-zhōu zuò mǎi-mài.
他在广州做买卖。
He does business in Guangzhou.

become; be

Zuò fù-qīn de bù néng zhè-yàng duì-dài zì-jǐ de hái-zi.
做父亲的不能这样对待自己的孩子。
As a father, you can’t treat your child like this.