zuò

to do; to make

Type: VerbsHSK 1
Character origin

Radical 亻 (person) + 故 (old, reason). To do, to carry out actions.

Did you know?

A very general verb for concrete actions: 做作业 (to do homework), 做饭 (to cook). Don't confuse it with 作 (also 'to do', but more literary).

Radicals it's made of
rénperson
ancient
to strike
Example sentence

我在做作业。

Wǒ zài zuò zuòyè.

I am doing homework.

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