做饭

• 拼音: zuò fàn
• 汉字拆解: 做 = 亻 (person radical) + 故 (phonetic); 饭 = 饣 (food radical) + 反 (opposite, phonetic)

含义

To cook; to prepare a meal. The general term for making food at home.

The most common everyday word for cooking at home. Unlike 烹饪 (culinary arts, formal), 做饭 is casual and universal. Literally means 'make rice/food' — 饭 here refers to a meal in general, not specifically rice.

例句

1. 妈妈每天都做饭给我们吃。
2. 你会做饭吗？
3. 今天我来做饭吧。

用法指南

语境: family, everyday, cooking

语气: casual

正确说法

• 我今天想自己做饭。(I want to cook for myself today.)
• 谁做的饭？真好吃！(Who cooked? It's really delicious!)

错误说法

• 我做饭了一个小时。(The time phrase goes before the verb — say 我做了一个小时的饭 or 我做饭做了一个小时.)

起源与历史

Compound of 做 (to do/make) and 饭 (rice/meal), literally 'make a meal.' Reflects the central role of rice in Chinese cuisine.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal