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Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
zuò
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
jou6
Short definition to do
Usage frequency Very common
Chinese synonyms Chinese Gratis iconChinese tools icon (Click icons, results will appear below)
 
All available English definitions to form (a bond or relationship)MDBG icon / to hold (a party)MDBG icon / to produceLDC iconMDBG icon / to doLDC iconMDBG icon / to makeLDC iconMDBG icon / to function (in some capacity)MDBG icon / to composeMDBG icon / to feignMDBG icon / to engage inMDBG icon / to act a partMDBG icon / to serve asMDBG icon / to pretendMDBG icon / to put on appearanceMDBG icon / to act asMDBG icon / to becomeMDBG icon / to writeMDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to be
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: 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
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: to do; to make; to produce
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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Sentence examples
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是谁(shìshéi)
允许(yǔn xǔ) to permit
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
(zuò) to do
(zhè) these
(shì) item
(dedì) of

Who gave you the right to do such a thing?

汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
(shuō) to scold
玛丽(mǎ lì) Mary or Marie (name)
不能(bù néng) to be unable
(zuò) to do

Tom says Mary can't do that.

(wǒ) I
(cóngcóng) from
没想(méixiǎng)
过去(guò qù guò qu) former
(zuò) to do
那事( nà shì)

I've never considered doing that.

他们(tā men) they
(shuō) to scold
他们(tā men) they
不喜欢(bù xǐ huān) not to like
(zuò) to do
那事( nà shì)

They said they didn't like to do that.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
确定(què dìng) fixed
没有(méi yǒu) not to have
这么(zhè me) so much
(zuò) to do
(ba) dumb

Tell me you didn't do this.

告诉(gàosù) to tell
我你( nǐ) you and me
没有(méi yǒu) not to have
这么(zhè me) so much
(zuò) to do

Tell me you didn't do this.

如果(rú guǒ) if
我没(wǒméi)
忘了(wàng le) to forget
的话(dehuà) words
我会(wǒhuì)
(jiào) to shout
汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
(zuò) to do
那件事( nà jiàn shì)

I'll tell Tom to do that if I don't forget.

我知道( zhī dào) I see
怎么(zěn me) how
(zuò) to do

I know how to do it.

要是(yào shì) if
有人(yǒu rén) anyone
绑架(bǎng jià) staking
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
T o m
(níní) woolen material
你会(nǐhuì)
怎么(zěn me) how
(zuò) to do

What if someone kidnapped Tom? What would you do?

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