Word: 做 (zuò)

一个绅士是不会做这种事的。

Yí gè shēnshì shì búhuì zuò zhèzhǒng shì de.

A gentleman wouldn't do such a thing.

一人难做百人饭

yì rén nán zuò bǎi rén fàn

one person can hardly cook a meal for a hundred people

一根马尾儿做弦,无法弹

yìgēn mǎyǐ ér zuò xián,wúfǎ dàn

a single horse hair as a string: cannot be plucked (talked)

一身做不得两件事，一时用不得两条心

yìshēn zuò bùdé liǎng jiàn shì, yìshí yòng bùdé liǎng tiáo xīn

one body cannot do two things; one moment cannot use two minds

上门的买卖好做

shàngmén de mǎimai hǎo zuò

business that comes to your door is easy to do

下午我必须为旅行做准备了。

Xiàwǔ wǒ bìxū wèi lǚxíng zuò zhǔnbèile.

In the afternoon I must arrange for the trip.

不做不知道。

Bú zuò bù zhīdào.

You'll never know unless you try.

不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门

bú zuò kuīxīnshì, búpà guǐ jiào mén

do nothing against your conscience and you won't fear ghosts knocking at the door

不做亏心事，心里不发虚

bú zuò kuīxīnshì, xīnli bù fāxū

do nothing against your conscience and your heart won't feel uneasy

不做贼，心不惊，不吃鱼，嘴不腥

bú zuò zéi, xīn bù jīng, bùchī yú, zuǐ bù xīng

if you're not a thief your heart isn't frightened; if you haven't eaten fish your mouth doesn't smell fishy

不去做就不知道。

Bú qù zuò jiù bù zhīdào.

You'll never know unless you try.

不可做的原因多了。

Bùkě zuò de yuányīn duō le.

There are many good reasons not to do it.

不好意思，我不觉得我做得到。

Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ bù juéde wǒ zuò dédào.

Sorry, I don't think I can do it.

不必考虑，去做就好。

Búbì kǎolǜ, qù zuò jiù hǎo.

Don't think about it, just do it.

不是我告诉你不要去做的。

Bú shì wǒ gàosu nǐ búyào qù zuò de.

It wasn't me who told you not to do that.

不痴不聋，不做姑翁

bùchībùlóng, bú zuò gūwēng

if you're not a bit simple and a bit deaf, you can't be a mother-in-law or father-in-law

不管你做什么，别笑！

Bùguǎn nǐ zuò shénme, bié xiào!

No matter what you do, don't laugh!

不管你同不同意，我都要做。

Bùguǎn nǐ tóng bù tóngyì, wǒ dōu yào zuò.

I am going to do it whether you agree or not.

不管你怎么做，结果都一样。

Bùguǎn nǐ zěnme zuò, jiéguǒ dōu yíyàng.

Regardless what you may do, the outcome will still be the same.

不管你想不想，我们必要那样做。

Bùguǎn nǐ xiǎng bùxiǎng, wǒmen bìyào nàyàng zuò.

Whether you like it or not, we have to do it that way.

不要做任何会让你后悔的事。

Búyào zuò rènhé huì ràng nǐ hòuhuǐ de shì.

Don't do anything you'll regret.

不要再做那样的事情了。

Búyào zài zuò nàyàng de shìqing le.

Don't do anything like that again.

不要再忘做那个，好吗？

Búyào zài wàng zuò nàge, hǎo ma?

Don't forget to do that again, OK?

不要强迫自己做不喜欢的事情。

Búyào qiǎngpò zìjǐ zuò bù xǐhuan de shìqing.

Don't force yourself to do things that you don't like.

世上只有想不到的事，没有做不到的事

shìshàng zhǐyǒu xiǎngbúdào de shì, méiyǒu zuò búdào de shì

in the world there are only things you haven't thought of, no things that can't be done

世界观不同的人也能做朋友。

Shìjièguān bùtóng de rén yě néng zuò péngyou.

People with different worldviews can still be friends.

两家公司联合起来做了这个生意。

Liǎng jiā gōngsī liánhé qǐlai zuòle zhège shēngyi.

The two companies combined forces to do this business.

为什么他们会需要那么做呢？

Wèishénme tāmen huì xūyào nàme zuò ne?

Why would they need to do that?

为什么他会做这样的事呢？

Wèishénme tā huì zuò zhèyàng de shì ne?

Why did he do such a thing?

为什么她要做这种事情呢？

Wèishénme tā yào zuò zhèzhǒng shìqing ne?

What made her do so?

为什么现在做那个？

Wèishénme xiànzài zuò nàge?

Why do that now?

为将来做准备吧。

Wèi jiānglái zuò zhǔnbèi ba.

Prepare yourself for the future.

亏心事莫做,枉法钱莫贪

kuīxīnshì mò zuò,wǎngfǎ qián mò tān

don't do things that weigh on your conscience, don't covet money gained by bending the law

亏本的生意我可不做。

Kuīběn de shēngyi wǒ kěbú zuò.

I won't do business that loses money.

人工智能能帮我们做很多事。

Réngōngzhìnéng néng bāng wǒmen zuò hěn duō shì.

Artificial intelligence can help us do many things.

人应该做自己命运的主宰。

Rén yīnggāi zuò zìjǐ mìngyùn de zhǔzǎi.

People should be the masters of their own fate.

今天下午有一场做蛋糕的示范。

Jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu yìcháng zuò dàngāo de shìfàn.

There is a cake-making demonstration this afternoon.

今天傍晚做些事！

Jīntiān bàngwǎn zuò xiē shì!

Let's do something later this evening!

今天妈妈做了很多菜。

Jīntiān māma zuòle hěn duō cài.

Mum cooked a lot of dishes today.

今天我妈妈做了很多菜。

Jīntiān wǒ māma zuòle hěn duō cài.

My mum has made many dishes today.

今天我有很多功课要做。

Jīntiān wǒ yǒu hěn duō gōngkè yào zuò.

Today, I have a lot of homework.

今天早上你在做什么？

Jīntiān zǎoshang nǐ zài zuò shénme?

What were you doing this morning?

他一生都在做科学研究。

Tā yìshēng dōu zài zuò kēxuéyánjiū.

He has done scientific research all his life.

他一直在做科学普及的工作。

Tā yìzhí zài zuò kēxuépǔjí de gōngzuò.

He has always been doing work in the popularization of science.

他一直看我做的事。

Tā yìzhí kàn wǒ zuò de shì.

He always looks at what I'm doing.

他下周开始做化疗。

Tā xiàzhōu kāishǐ zuò huàliáo.

He starts chemotherapy next week.

他不会做这种工作，她也不会。

Tā búhuì zuò zhèzhǒng gōngzuò, tā yě búhuì.

He can't do this kind of work, and she can't either.

他不可能做那种事。

Tā bù kěnéng zuò nàzhǒng shì.

He cannot have done such a thing.

他不是故意地做。

Tā bú shì gùyì de zuò.

He didn't do it on purpose.

他不知道下一步要做什么。

Tā bù zhīdào xià yíbù yào zuò shénme.

He didn't know what to do next.

他不算老得做不了。

Tā búsuàn lǎo de zuò bù liǎo.

He is not too old to do it.

他为她做了一切。

Tā wèi tā zuòle yíqiè.

He gave her everything.

他为我做了详细说明。

Tā wèi wǒ zuòle xiángxì shuōmíng.

He explained it to me in detail.

他为自己的孩子能做的都做了。

Tā wèi zìjǐ de háizi néng zuò de dōu zuòle.

He did everything he could for his child.

他主动帮他妈妈做家务。

Tā zhǔdòng bāng tā māma zuò jiāwù.

He takes the initiative in helping his mother do the housework.

他也这么做了。

Tā yě zhème zuòle.

He also did that.

他什么都不做只是看漫画。

Tā shénme dōu bú zuò zhǐshì kàn mànhuà.

He does nothing but read comics.

他仅用了十分钟就做完了作业。

Tā jǐn yòng le shí fēnzhōng jiù zuò wánle zuòyè.

He finished his homework in barely ten minutes.

他以前做过。

Tā yǐqián zuòguo.

He has done it before.

他们不知道先做什么。

Tāmen bù zhīdào xiān zuò shénme.

They didn't know what to do first.

他们互相帮忙做功课。

Tāmen hùxiāng bāngmáng zuò gōngkè.

They helped each other with homework.

他们从不做运动。

Tāmen cóngbú zuò yùndòng.

They never do exercise.

他们做完了。

Tāmen zuò wánle.

They were finished.

他们在这里做什么？

Tāmen zài zhèlǐ zuò shénme?

What are they doing here?

他们表示喜欢那样做。

Tāmen biǎoshì xǐhuan nàyàng zuò.

They say that they like to do that.

他们要他再做一次这个工作。

Tāmen yào tā zài zuò yícì zhège gōngzuò.

They made him do the work again.

他们说他们不愿去做。

Tāmen shuō tāmen bú yuàn qù zuò.

They said that they didn't like to do that.

他们说他们会为我们做。

Tāmen shuō tāmen huì wèi wǒmen zuò.

They said that they'd do that for us.

他们说喜欢做那件事。

Tāmen shuō xǐhuan zuò nà jiàn shì.

They say that they like doing that.

他们选他做俱乐部主席。

Tāmen xuǎn tā zuò jùlèbù zhǔxí.

They made him the chairman of a club.

他们都做了。

Tāmen dōu zuòle.

They all did it.

他会做任何你要求他做的事。

Tā huì zuò rènhé nǐ yāoqiú tā zuò de shì.

He'll do whatever you ask him to.

他做了一个书架给她。

Tā zuòle yí gè shūjià gěi tā.

He made her a bookshelf.

他做了一把椅子给他儿子。

Tā zuòle yì bǎ yǐzi gěi tā érzi.

He made his son a chair.

他做什么工作？

Tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?

What's his job?

他做得不好。

Tā zuò de bù hǎo.

He did it badly.

他做的事情你赞成的吧？

Tā zuò de shìqing nǐ zànchéng de ba?

Do you approve of what he is doing?

他做的和我要求的相反。

Tā zuò de hé wǒ yāoqiú de xiāngfǎn.

He did the reverse of what I asked.

他做的菜可以媲美饭店。

Tā zuò de cài kěyǐ pìměi fàndiàn.

The food he cooks can rival a restaurant's.

他做的豆腐远近闻名。

Tā zuò de dòufu yuǎnjìnwénmíng.

The tofu he makes is known far and wide.

他做这个是为了钱。

Tā zuò zhège shì wèile qián.

He did it for money.

他做饭做久了，早就找到了窍门。

Tā zuòfàn zuò jiǔle, zǎojiù zhǎodàole qiàomén.

After cooking for so long, he found the knack of it long ago.

他偷偷做的。

Tā tōutōu zuò de.

He did that on the quiet.

他净说好听的，没做一件事。

Tā jìng shuō hǎotīng de, méi zuò yí jiàn shì.

He does nothing but say nice things, and hasn't done a single thing.

他又学法语，又学怎么做网站。

Tā yòu xué Fǎyǔ, yòu xué zěnme zuò wǎngzhàn.

He studies French and web design.

他叔叔在南非做了十年生意。

Tā shūshu zài Nánfēi zuòle shínián shēngyi.

His uncle did business in South Africa for ten years.

他向警察交代了自己做的事。

Tā xiàng jǐngchá jiāodài le zìjǐ zuò de shì.

He confessed to the police what he had done.

他告诉过你要做什么吗？

Tā gàosuguo nǐ yào zuò shénme ma?

Did he tell you what to do?

他啥也没做错。

Tā shá yě méi zuò cuò.

He did nothing wrong.

他在做什么？

Tā zài zuò shénme?

What is he doing?

他大学学的是商贸，现在做外贸。

Tā dàxué xué de shì shāngmào, xiànzài zuò wàimào.

He studied trade and commerce at university and now works in foreign trade.

他大学毕业后，做了一年背包客。

Tā dàxué bìyè hòu, zuòle yì nián bēibāokè.

After graduating from university, he spent a year as a backpacker.

他好像做什么事也顺顺利利的。

Tā hǎoxiàng zuò shénme shì yě shùn shùnlì lì de.

Everything seems to go right with him.

他家的祖传手艺是做豆腐。

Tājiā de zǔchuán shǒuyì shì zuò dòufu.

His family's craft, handed down through generations, is making tofu.

他对他所做的一切感到后悔。

Tā duì tā suǒ zuò de yíqiè gǎndào hòuhuǐ.

He regrets what he did.

他已经做完功课了。

Tā yǐjīng zuò wán gōngkè le.

He has already finished his homework.

他带着新做的家具去参展。

Tā dàizhe xīn zuò de jiājù qù cānzhǎn.

He took his newly made furniture to the exhibition.

他帮我做我的功课。

Tā bāng wǒ zuò wǒ de gōngkè.

He helped me do my homework.

他应该有权利去自己做决定。

Tā yīnggāi yǒu quánlì qù zìjǐ zuò juédìng.

He should have the right to decide for himself.

他很会说话，适合做公关。

Tā hěn huì shuōhuà, shìhé zuò gōngguān.

He is a good talker, so he'd be well suited to public relations.