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Character Decomposition
做=亻+故
Etymology
Someone 亻 who causes things to happen 故; 故 also provides the pronuncation
Meanings
to make; to produce
to write; to compose
to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
(of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
(of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
to assume (an air or manner)
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Words with 做 157 total
to have something made to order定做dìng zuòto undertake · to take on (i.e. to accept a task)承做chéng zuòto be called · to be referred to as唤做huàn zuòto work · to handle matters · to have a job做事zuò shìto conduct oneself · to behave with integrity做人zuò rénto keep sb company · to accompany做伴zuò bànaffected · artificial做作zuò zuoto put out · to issue做出zuò chūto accomplish · to achieve做到zuò dào(physics) to do work · non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera)做功zuò gōngto celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)做寿zuò shòuto dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking做梦zuò mèngarrogant; to put on airs · (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale做大zuò dàto act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)做媒zuò méito finish · to complete the task做完zuò wánto take an official post · to become a government employee做官zuò guānto be a guest or visitor做客zuò kèto be sb's concubine做小zuò xiǎoto orchestrate a trap; to set sb up做局zuò júto work with one's hands · manual work · workmanship做工zuò gōngto make love做爱zuò àito act in a play · to put on a play做戏zuò xìto put one's hand to sth · to set about · skillful hands · worker · writer做手zuò shǒuto kill · to get rid of · (sports) to defeat · to eliminate做掉zuò diào
Idioms with 做 44 total Chain
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