| 做 | 1274B35 91A.82-1 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄗㄨㄛˋ [zuo4] | ||
| V.t. | (1) Do, make, work at: 做工 [zuo4gong1], 做事 [zuo4shi4]↓; 做不（上）來 don't know how this is done; 做不了 unable to do (finish); 做惡（好）人 be bad (good) toward s.o., act the part of a villain (sympathizer); 做得很好 do a good job of; 做生意 do business, make a deal; 做買賣 keep a shop, be in trade; 做公務員 be in government service; 做菜 to cook; 做衣裳 make a dress; 做飯 [zuo4fan4]↓; 做賊心虛 have a guilty conscience. (2) Celebrate: 做生日 hold a birthday party; 做滿月，做週歲 party marking a child's birth when he is one month (year) old; 做週年 commemorative service on the first anniversary of s.o.’s death; 做壽 give a party in honor of s.o. on his birthday. (3) Pretend, feign: 做派 [zuo4pai0]; 做好做歹（惡）pretend to be kindhearted or unfeeling, as the situation of the moment may require. | |||||
| Words | 1. 做愛 [zuo4ai4], v.t., to make love. 2. 做親 [zuo4qin1], v.i., make marriage arrangements for one's child. 3. 做情 [zuo4qing0], v.i. & t., (1) intercede, mediate: 兩方都不肯說價錢，只好由我做情了 as neither party would make a (price) offer, I had to step in and set a figure for them; (2) make a pretense. 4. 做大 [zuo4da4], v.i., arrogate to oneself a position of superiority. 5. 做得 [zuo4de0], adj., permissible, feasible, can be done. 6. 做法 [zuo4fa3], n., way of doing a thing. 7. 做飯 [zuo4fan4], v.i., prepare a meal (“cook rice”). 8. 做根兒 [zuo1ge1er0], adv., from the very beginning, at first. 9. 做官（兒） [zuo4guan1] ([zuo4gua1er0]), v.i., be an official, join government service. 10. 做鬼兒 [zuo4gueeer0], v.i., practise tricks, irregularities. 11. 做工（兒） [zuo4gong1]([er0]), v.i., do manual work. 12. 做好事 [zuo4hao3shi4], v.i., (1) do a good turn, help the needy, give to charity; (2) perform religious rites for the repose of a dead person's soul. 13. 做活（兒） [zuo4huo2]([er0]), v.i., do manual labor for a living; 做活局子 gang up to cheat (deceive). 14. 做腳 [zuo4jiao3], v.i., serve to pass secret messages. 15. 做計 [zuo4ji4], v.t., to plan, scheme, plot. 16. 做主 [zuo4zhu3], v.t., be master of, make the final decision on (question): 現在兒女的婚姻，父母不能做主了 nowadays parents have no control over the marriage of their children; 此事由你做主 this matter is up to you to decide. 17. 做闊 [zuo4kuo4], v.i., to show off, make a vain display of one's riches. 18. 做臉（兒） [zuo4lian3] ([zuo4lia3er0]), phr., do s.t. for the sake of appearances. 19. 做弄 [zuo4long4], v.t., manipulate (matter) for selfish ends, stir up dissension. 20. 做面子 [zuo4mian4zi0], phr., do s.t. for the sake of face. 21. 做派 [zuo4pai0], n., (1) gestures and movements of actors on stage; (2) affected manners. 22. 做人 [zuo4ren2], v.i., conduct oneself in society: 他很懂做人的道理 he knows how to get along with people; v.i., 做人情 v.i., do s.o. a special favor. 23. 做聲 [zuo4sheng1], v.i., begin to speak, break silence. 24. 做甚 [zuo4shen2], phr., what for: 要他知做甚 why let him know (it)? 25. 做小 [zuo4xiao3], v.i., be s.o.’s concubine. 26. 做線 [zuo4xian4], v.i., see [zuo4jiao3]↑. 27. 做壽 [zuo4shou4], v.i., hold birthday celebrations. 28. 做手腳 [zuo4shou2jiao3], phr., resort to irregular practices, make secret arrangements. 29. 做事 [zuo4shi4], v.i., to work: 他正在做事 he is busy at work. 30. 做頭 [zuo4tou0], n., expected results, advantage to be gained from a certain course of action: 有甚麼做頭 what's to be gained? 31. 做作 [zuo4zuo0], v.i., pretend, feign, affect; n., affectation. 32. 做眼 [zuo4yan3], v.i., gather intelligence: 再造兩處做眼酒店 let's build two more undercover taverns. | |||||