做证

• Pinyin: zuò zhèng
• Hanzi breakdown: 做 = 亻+ 故 (person + cause — to do/act); 证 = 讠+ 正 (speech + upright — to testify/prove)

Meaning

To testify; to bear witness; to act as a witness. Refers to providing testimony or serving as a witness in legal, formal, or social contexts.

Used in both legal settings (court testimony, official witness roles) and everyday situations (witnessing an agreement or event). 做证人 (to be a witness) is a closely related form. Carries a sense of moral or legal responsibility in Chinese social norms.

Examples

1. 检察官传唤了三名目击者出庭做证，他们的陈述对于还原事件真相起到了至关重要的作用。 The prosecutor summoned three eyewitnesses to testify in court, and their statements played a crucial role in reconstructing the truth of the incident.
2. 他不顾个人安危，坚持为受害者做证，以自己的亲身见闻向法庭提供了有力的事实依据。 Disregarding his personal safety, he insisted on testifying for the victim and provided the court with strong factual evidence based on what he had personally seen and heard.
3. 双方签署合同时，特别邀请了第三方公证人到场做证，以确保协议的法律效力和各方权益的有效保障。 When the two parties signed the contract, they specifically invited a third-party notary to be present as a witness in order to ensure the agreement's legal effect and protect the rights of all parties.

Usage Guide

Context: legal, judicial, contract, official proceedings

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 法院依法传唤相关证人出庭做证，任何无正当理由拒绝出庭的行为均可能承担相应的法律责任。(The court summoned relevant witnesses to testify in accordance with the law; any refusal to appear in court without valid reason may result in corresponding legal liability.)
• 在这起复杂的商业纠纷中，多名前员工愿意出面做证，他们的证词有望对最终判决产生重大影响。(In this complex commercial dispute, several former employees are willing to come forward and testify; their statements are expected to have a significant impact on the final verdict.)

Don't Say

• 我可以做证这件事是真的 — this phrasing is awkward; use 我可以证明这件事是真的 or 我愿意为此做证 to express willingness to testify about something

Origin & History

做 (to do/act as) + 证 (evidence/testimony/witness)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal