做 zuò

1. zuò verb to make
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '做'; Guoyu '做' v 4; Kroll 2015 '做' 3, p. 636; Unihan '做')
2. zuò verb to do; to work
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: An activity, such as work, a dream, etc; as a variant of 作 (CC-CEDICT '做'; Guoyu '做' v 2; Kroll 2015 '做' 1, p. 636; Unihan '做')
3. zuò verb to serve as; to become; to act as
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 做官 'serve as an official' (CC-CEDICT '做'; Guoyu '做' v 1; Kroll 2015 '做' 4, p. 636; Unihan '做')
4. zuò verb to conduct; to hold
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: A ceremony or other group activity (CC-CEDICT '做'; Guoyu '做' v 3)
5. zuò verb to pretend
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 假装 (CC-CEDICT '做'; Guoyu '做' v 5)

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• 力足以做 afford; able to
• 做人家 thrifty; economical
• 做腔 to put on an accent; to put on airs
• 做牛做马(做牛做馬) to work like an ox, to work like a horse; to work extremely hard
• 好汉做事好汉当(好漢做事好漢當) daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it; a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
• 不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门(不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門) He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience
• 小题大做(小題大做) to make a big fuss over a minor issue
• 不做声(不做聲) keep silent; not say a word
• 做小抄 to prepare a crib sheet; to crib; to cheat by copying
• 做法 a way of doing things; a practice; a behavior
• 做寿(做壽) to celebrate a birthday
• 做梦(做夢) to dream ; to imagine; to fantasize
• 做派 gestures in opera ; affected
• 做官 to take an official post; to become a government employee
• 说到做到(說到做到) to be as good as one's word; to keep one's promise
• 做人 to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity
• 做工 to do manual work
• 做眼 to work as spy; to act as a guide
• 做不到 impossible
• 做脸(做臉) to win honor; to put on a stern face; to have a facial (beauty treatment)
• 生米做成熟饭(生米做成熟飯) the raw rice is now cooked; it is done and can't be changed; It's too late to change anything now.
• 现做(現做) to make (food) on the spot; freshly-made
• 做声(做聲) to speak; to emit sound
• 订做(訂做) to make to order
• 平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊(平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚) He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.
• 做作 affected; artificial
• 做错(做錯) to make an error
• 做爱(做愛) to make love
• 做厅长(做廳長) (jocularly) to sleep on the couch; to sleep in the living room
• 承做 to undertake; to take on (i.e. to accept a task)
• 做掉 to kill; to get rid of; to defeat; to eliminate
• 在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝(在天願做比翼鳥，在地願做連理枝) In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined
• 做绝(做絕) to go to extremes; to leave no room for maneuver
• 做准备工作(做準備工作) to make preparations
• 做完 to finish; to complete
• 做工夫 to practice (work skills)
• 做人情 to do a favor
• 做生日 to celebrate a birthday; to give a birthday party
• 做为(做為) to act as
• 做事 to work; to handle matters; to have a job
• 比做 to liken to; to compare to
• 做戏(做戲) to act in a play; to put on a play
• 做礼拜(做禮拜) to go to church on Sunday
• 做活儿(做活兒) to work for a living
• 见做(見做) monotonous work
• 做伴 to keep company; to accompany
• 做文章 to make an issue of; to fuss; to make a song and dance
• 做功 to act (in opera); stage business
• 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾(寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾) would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail
• 他说得出来做得出来(他說得出來做得出來) he acts up to his words

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做一日和尚撞一天钟

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Truncated for common words

• 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 69
• 第三十六回 Chapter 36 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 29
• 第二回 Chapter 32 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 29
• 第二十一回 Chapter 21 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 27
• 第二十五回 Chapter 25 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 27
• 第三十一回 Chapter 31 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 26
• 第四十四回 Chapter 44 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 26
• 第三十二回 Chapter 32 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 25
• 第四十一回 Chapter 41 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 24
• 第四十五回 Chapter 45 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 24

Collocations

• 僧做 (僧做) 討個職事僧做 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第五回 Chapter 5 — count: 5
• 做臊子 (做臊子) 切做臊子 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第三回 Chapter 3 — count: 5
• 切做 (切做) 切做臊子 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第三回 Chapter 3 — count: 4
• 做和尚 (做和尚) 委實肯落髮做和尚麼 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第四回 Chapter 4 — count: 4
• 做一 (做一) 做一擔兒打挾了 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二回 Chapter 2 — count: 3
• 做一堆 (做一堆) 朝著洪太尉盤做一堆 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第一回 Chapter 1 — count: 3
• 去做 (去做) 你父子兩個將去做盤纏 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第三回 Chapter 3 — count: 3
• 内做 (內做) 收留高俅在府內做個親隨 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二回 Chapter 2 — count: 2
• 发做 (髮做) 委實肯落髮做和尚麼 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第四回 Chapter 4 — count: 2
• 做两 (做兩) 把李吉斬做兩段 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第三回 Chapter 3 — count: 2