做

• 拼音: zuò
• 汉字拆解: 做 = 亻(person) + 故 (old/cause, phonetic) — to do, to make

含义

To do; to make. A general-purpose verb for actions, tasks, and creating things.

One of the most versatile verbs in Chinese. Used for: doing tasks (做作业 — do homework), making things (做饭 — cook/make food), occupations (做老师 — be a teacher), and general activities (做什么 — do what?). Similar to 作, but 做 is more common in everyday spoken Chinese.

例句

1. 你在做什么？
2. 妈妈在做饭。
3. 我每天做作业。

用法指南

语境: everyday, work

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你今天做了什么？(What did you do today?)
• 我想学做中国菜。(I want to learn to cook Chinese food.)

错误说法

• 我做了一个去。(Incomplete — specify what you did: 我做了一个蛋糕 for 'I made a cake')

起源与历史

Composed of 亻(person) + 故 (reason/cause, phonetic). Originally meant 'to create' or 'to act', evolving into a general-purpose verb for doing and making.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal