Word: 做 (zuò)

你真的要试着那样做吗？

Nǐ zhēnde yào shìzhe nàyàng zuò ma?

Is it true you're trying to do that?

你知道他想做什么吗？

Nǐ zhīdào tā xiǎng zuò shénme ma?

Do you know what he wants to do?

你知道你想做什么吗？

Nǐ zhīdào nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme ma?

Do you know what you want to do?

你知道做这道菜的顺序吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zuò zhè dào cài de shùnxù ma?

Do you know the sequence of steps for making this dish?

你知道怎么做吗？

Nǐ zhīdào zěnme zuò ma?

Do you know how to do this?

你知道我在做什么吗？

Nǐ zhīdào wǒ zài zuò shénme ma?

Do you know what I'm doing?

你确定要自己做吗？

Nǐ quèdìng yào zìjǐ zuò ma?

Are you sure you want to do this by yourself?

你空闲时间喜欢做什么？

Nǐ kòngxián shíjiān xǐhuan zuò shénme?

What do you like to do in your free time?

你能为我们做吗？

Nǐ néng wèi wǒmen zuò ma?

Will you be able to do that for us?

你能做几个俯卧撑？

Nǐ néng zuò jǐ ge fǔwòchēng?

How many push-ups can you do?

你能准时做好吗？

Nǐ néng zhǔnshí zuò hǎo ma?

Can you make it on time?

你能告诉我该怎么做吗？

Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ gāi zěnme zuò ma?

Could you tell me what I have to do?

你能教我做花灯吗？

Nǐ néng jiāo wǒ zuò huādēng ma?

Can you teach me how to make a festival lantern?

你能用更简单的话做解释吗？

Nǐ néng yòng gèng jiǎndān de huà zuò jiěshì ma?

Would you explain it in simpler terms?

你能给我做点东西吃吗？

Nǐ néng gěi wǒ zuò diǎn dōngxi chī ma?

Will you cook something for me?

你要为自己做的事负上责任。

Nǐ yào wèi zìjǐ zuò de shì fù shàng zérèn.

You will have to be responsible for what you've done.

你要为自己做过的事情负责。

Nǐ yào wèi zìjǐ zuòguo de shìqing fùzé.

You should be responsible for your actions.

你要做什么？

Nǐ yào zuò shénme?

What are you going to do?

你要做的只是为迟到而道歉。

Nǐ yào zuò de zhǐshì wèi chídào ér dàoqiàn.

All you have to do is apologize for being late.

你要做的只是坐在这儿。

Nǐ yào zuò de zhǐshì zuò zài zhèr.

You have only to sit here.

你要做的只是照顾好你自己。

Nǐ yào zuò de zhǐshì zhàogu hǎo nǐ zìjǐ.

All you have to do is to take care of yourself.

你要做的就是按这个按钮拍照。

Nǐ yào zuò de jiùshì àn zhège ànniǔ pāizhào.

All you have to do is push this button to take a picture.

你要在他们回来之前把功课做完。

Nǐ yào zài tāmen huílai zhīqián bǎ gōngkè zuò wán.

Finish your homework by the time they return.

你要我们做什么？

Nǐ yào wǒmen zuò shénme?

What did you want us to do?

你要我做什么我就做什么！

Nǐ yào wǒ zuò shénme wǒ jiù zuò shénme!

I'll do whatever you want!

你要是不帮他，他做不到的。

Nǐ yàoshi bù bāng tā, tā zuò búdào de.

If you don't help him, he won't make it.

你见过做香肠吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zuò xiāngcháng ma?

Have you ever seen sausage being made?

你见过石头做的麒麟吗？

Nǐ jiànguo shítou zuò de qílín ma?

Have you ever seen a qilin made of stone?

你觉得你能做得更好吗？

Nǐ juéde nǐ néng zuò de gèng hǎo ma?

Do you think you could do better?

你觉得对此该做什么？

Nǐ juéde duì cǐ gāi zuò shénme?

What do you think should be done about it?

你觉得我之前在做什么？

Nǐ juéde wǒ zhīqián zài zuò shénme?

What do you think I've been doing?

你让我做不可能做到的事情。

Nǐ ràng wǒ zuò bù kěnéng zuòdào de shìqing.

You ask me to do the impossible.

你说一套做一套。

Nǐ shuō yítào zuò yítào.

You say one thing and then act just the opposite.

你跟随他的指示做就行了。

Nǐ gēnsuí tā de zhǐshì zuò jiù xíng le.

All you have to do is follow his advice.

你还有什么事情需要我去做的吗？

Nǐ háiyǒu shénme shìqing xūyào wǒ qù zuò de ma?

Is there anything else you want me to do?

你还要我做别的吗？

Nǐ hái yào wǒ zuò biéde ma?

Is there anything else you want from me?

你这个周末要做什么？

Nǐ zhège zhōumò yào zuò shénme?

What're you going to do this weekend?

你这个星期一直在做什么？

Nǐ zhège xīngqī yìzhí zài zuò shénme?

What have you been doing this week?

你这个月已经做了几次？

Nǐ zhège yuè yǐjīng zuòle jǐcì?

How many times have you done that this month?

你这些年在做什么？

Nǐ zhèxiē nián zài zuò shénme?

What have you been doing these last few years?

你这样做不是个路子。

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò bú shì gè lùzi.

This isn't the way to go about it.

你这样做会疏远朋友的。

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò huì shūyuǎn péngyou de.

Acting like that will alienate your friends.

你这样做是违反法律的！

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò shì wéifǎn fǎlǜ de!

What you're doing is against the law!

你这样做是错的。

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò shì cuò de.

You're doing it the wrong way.

你那样做是合理的。

Nǐ nàyàng zuò shì hélǐ de.

It's reasonable that you should do that.

你需要做好准备。

Nǐ xūyào zuò hǎo zhǔnbèi.

You need to get ready.

便宜的肉做不出好汤。

Piányi de ròu zuò bù chū hǎo tāng.

Cheap meat doesn't make good soup.

修古画要请专人来做。

Xiū gǔhuà yào qǐng zhuānrén lái zuò.

Restoring an ancient painting calls for a specialist.

假设你中了五百万，你会做什么？

Jiǎshè nǐ zhòng le wǔ bǎiwàn, nǐ huì zuò shénme?

Suppose you won five million. What would you do?

做一次文学讲座。

Zuò yícì wénxué jiǎngzuò.

Give a lecture on literature.

做个赢家很好。

Zuò gè yíngjiā hěn hǎo.

It is good to be a winner.

做临时工不太稳定。

Zuò línshígōng bú tài wěndìng.

Temporary work isn't very stable.

做义工让我学到很多。

Zuò yìgōng ràng wǒ xuédào hěn duō.

Doing volunteer work has taught me a lot.

做了坏事会有因果报应吗？

Zuòle huàishì huì yǒu yīnguǒbàoyìng ma?

Will doing bad things bring retribution?

做了很多，又什么都没做。

Zuòle hěn duō, yòu shénme dōu méi zuò.

We did a lot, but got nothing done.

做他告诉你的事。

Zuò tā gàosu nǐ de shì.

Do what he tells you.

做任何事，你必须要做到最好。

Zuò rènhé shì, nǐ bìxū yào zuòdào zuìhǎo.

In doing anything, you must do your best.

做作业不能马马虎虎。

Zuò zuòyè bùnéng mǎma-hūhū.

You can't be careless when doing homework.

做你想做的。

Zuò nǐ xiǎng zuò de.

Do whatever you want.

做你所想的是最好的。

Zuò nǐ suǒ xiǎng de shì zuìhǎo de.

Do what you think is best.

做你的作业。

Zuò nǐ de zuòyè.

Do your homework.

做你认为正确的事。

Zuò nǐ rènwéi zhèngquè de shì.

Do what you think is right.

做你该做的事就好了。

Zuò nǐ gāi zuò de shì jiù hǎole.

Just do what you have to do.

做决定之前，请你深思一下。

Zuò juédìng zhīqián, qǐng nǐ shēnsī yíxià.

Please think it over carefully before you decide.

做决定前，要考虑到方方面面。

Zuò juédìng qián, yào kǎolǜ dào fāngfāng-miànmiàn.

Before making a decision, you have to consider all aspects.

做决定前，请你深思一下。

Zuò juédìng qián, qǐng nǐ shēnsī yíxià.

Please think it over carefully before you decide.

做决定时要考虑长远的好处。

Zuò juédìng shí yào kǎolǜ chángyuǎn de hǎochù.

When making a decision, you should consider the long-term benefits.

做决定要顾大家的感受。

Zuò juédìng yào gù dàjiā de gǎnshòu.

When making decisions, you should consider everyone's feelings.

做多少算多少。

Zuò duōshǎo suàn duōshǎo.

Catch as catch can.

做好菜有什么奥秘吗？

Zuò hǎo cài yǒu shénme àomì ma?

Is there any secret to cooking good food?

做完化疗，他很虚弱。

Zuò wán huàliáo, tā hěn xūruò.

After finishing chemotherapy, he was very weak.

做完这道题，你要学会举一反三。

Zuò wán zhè dào tí, nǐ yào xuéhuì jǔyìfǎnsān.

After finishing this problem, you should learn to draw conclusions beyond this one case.

做完饭记得关上燃气。

Zuò wán fàn jìde guānshàng ránqì.

Remember to turn off the gas after you finish cooking.

做完饭记得关燃气。

Zuò wán fàn jìde guān ránqì.

Remember to turn off the gas after cooking.

做实验不能造假，这是底线。

Zuò shíyàn bùnéng zàojiǎ, zhè shì dǐxiàn.

You can't fake results in an experiment; that's the bottom line.

做实验就是格物致知。

Zuò shíyàn jiùshì géwùzhìzhī.

Doing experiments is precisely investigating things to gain knowledge.

做实验时，同学之间要多协作。

Zuò shíyàn shí, tóngxué zhījiān yào duō xiézuò.

When doing experiments, classmates should cooperate more.

做实验是很好的实践。

Zuò shíyàn shì hěn hǎo de shíjiàn.

Doing experiments is great practice.

做对的题，请在后面勾一下。

Zuò duì de tí, qǐng zài hòumian gōu yíxià.

For the questions you got right, please tick them.

做我的客人吧。

Zuò wǒ de kèrén ba.

Be my guest.

做教师很辛苦。

Zuò jiàoshī hěn xīnkǔ.

Being a teacher is very hard work.

做斜杠青年，时间怎么安排？

Zuò xiégàngqīngnián, shíjiān zěnme ānpái?

As a slash youth, how do you manage your time?

做更多工作。

Zuò gèng duō gōngzuò.

Work more.

做核磁共振要摘掉耳环。

Zuò hécígòngzhèn yào zhāi diào ěrhuán.

You have to take off your earrings for an MRI.

做桌子的料要选好的。

Zuò zhuōzi de liào yào xuǎn hǎo de.

You should pick good material for making a table.

做模具需要很高的精度。

Zuò mújù xūyào hěn gāo de jīngdù.

Making molds requires a high degree of precision.

做母亲和做老师，她有双重身份。

Zuò mǔqīn hé zuò lǎoshī, tā yǒu shuāngchóng shēnfèn.

As a mother and a teacher, she has a dual identity.

做汤时，妈妈选用新鲜的鱼。

Zuò tāng shí, māma xuǎnyòng xīnxiān de yú.

When making soup, my mom selects fresh fish to use.

做火锅要放一把花椒。

Zuò huǒguō yào fàng yì bǎ huājiāo.

You need to add a handful of Sichuan pepper when making hotpot.

做点什么吧！

Zuò diǎn shénme ba!

Do something!

做独生子女有什么好处？

Zuò dúshēngzǐnǚ yǒu shénme hǎochù?

What are the benefits of being an only child?

做研究就要精益求精，不能马虎。

Zuò yánjiū jiùyào jīngyìqiújīng, bùnéng mǎhu.

In research you must keep striving for perfection and not be careless.

做研究必须实事求是。

Zuò yánjiū bìxū shíshìqiúshì.

Research must seek truth from facts.

做研究要实事求是。

Zuò yánjiū yào shíshìqiúshì.

Research should seek truth from facts.

做科研需要很多耐心。

Zuò kēyán xūyào hěn duō nàixīn.

Doing research takes a lot of patience.

做翻译，语言功底很重要。

Zuò fānyì, yǔyán gōngdǐ hěn zhòngyào.

For translation work, a solid grounding in the language is important.

做自己就好。

Zuò zìjǐ jiù hǎo.

Just be yourself.

做蛋糕应该选用哪种面粉？

Zuò dàngāo yīnggāi xuǎnyòng nǎ zhǒng miànfěn?

Which kind of flour should be chosen for making a cake?

做计划要有宏观的眼光。

Zuò jìhuà yào yǒu hóngguān de yǎnguāng.

When making plans, you need a broad, big-picture view.

做起来不会很久。

Zuò qǐlai búhuì hěn jiǔ.

Doing that won't take long.