| 做 | zuò | 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 |
| 做到 | zuò dào | to accomplish; to achieve |
| 做法 | zuò fǎ | way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:个 |
| 做功 | zuò gōng | to act (in opera); stage business |
| 做工 | zuò gōng | to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship |
| 做事 | zuò shì | to work; to handle matters; to have a job |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal; to cook |
| 做官 | zuò guān | to take an official post; to become a government employee |
| 做人 | zuò rén | to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity |
| 做梦 | zuò mèng | to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream |
| 做主 | zuò zhǔ | make the decision; take charge of; back up; support; be host |
| 做文章 | zuò wén zhāng | to make an issue of sth; to fuss; to make a song and dance |
| 做买卖 | zuò mǎi mài | to buy and sell; to do business; to trade; to deal |
| 做作 | zuò zuo | affected; artificial |
| 做客 | zuò kè | to be a guest or visitor |
| 做假账 | zuò jiǎ zhàng | to falsify accounts |
做一天和尚，
撞一天钟 | zuò yī tiān hé shang ,
zhuàng yī tiān zhōng | as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom); to do one's job mechanically; to hold a position passively |
| 做不到 | zuò bù dào | impossible |
| 做人家 | zuò rén jiā | thrifty; economical |
| 做人情 | zuò rén qíng | to do a favor to sb |
| 做伴 | zuò bàn | to keep sb company; to accompany |
| 做伴儿 | zuò bànr | erhua variant of 做伴; to keep sb company; to accompany |
| 做出 | zuò chū | to put out; to issue |
| 做功夫 | zuò gōng fu | to practice (work skills) |
| 做寿 | zuò shòu | to celebrate a birthday |
| 做大 | zuò dà | arrogant; putting on airs |
| 做好做歹 | zuò hǎo zuò dǎi | to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn |
| 做媒 | zuò méi | to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) |
| 做学问 | zuò xué wèn | to study; to engage in scholarship |
| 做完 | zuò wán | to finish; to complete the task |
| 做小 | zuò xiǎo | to become a concubine |
| 做工夫 | zuò gōng fu | to practice (work skills) |
| 做市商 | zuò shì shāng | market maker |
| 做广告宣传 | zuò guǎng gào xuān chuán | to advertise; to make propaganda for sth |
| 做张做势 | zuò zhāng zuò shì | to put on an act (idiom); to pose; to show theatrical affectation; to indulge in histrionics |
| 做张做智 | zuò zhāng zuò zhì | to put on an act (idiom); to pose; to show theatrical affectation; to indulge in histrionics |
| 做爱 | zuò ài | to make love; sexual intercourse |
| 做戏 | zuò xì | to act in a play; to put on a play |
| 做手 | zuò shǒu | to put one's hand to sth; to set about; skillful hands; worker; writer |
| 做手脚 | zuò shǒu jiǎo | to defraud; to rig up (a scam) |
| 做操 | zuò cāo | to do exercises; to do gymnastics |
| 做东 | zuò dōng | to act as host |
| 做活 | zuò huó | to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker); life of a group of stones in Go 围棋 |
| 做活儿 | zuò huór | erhua variant of 做活 |
| 做派 | zuò pài | way of doing sth; one's conduct; business; gestures in opera |
| 做准备工作 | zuò zhǔn bèi gōng zuò | make preparations |
| 做满月 | zuò mǎn yuè | celebration for baby's first birthday |
| 做为 | zuò wéi | to act as; used erroneously for 作为 |
| 做牛做马 | zuò niú zuò mǎ | lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard |
| 做生意 | zuò shēng yì | to do business |
