Word: 做 (zuò)

她不知道该怎么做。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi zěnme zuò.

She didn't know what to do.

她不需要做这个工作。

Tā bù xūyào zuò zhège gōngzuò.

She needn't have done the work.

她不需要做那个工作。

Tā bù xūyào zuò nàge gōngzuò.

She didn't need to do that work.

她为他做了一套新衣服。

Tā wèi tā zuòle yítào xīn yīfu.

She made him a new suit.

她为他做了件新大衣。

Tā wèi tā zuòle jiàn xīn dàyī.

She made him a new coat.

她为他做了所有她能做的事。

Tā wèi tā zuòle suǒyǒu tā néng zuò de shì.

She did everything she could for him.

她为她做了一切事。

Tā wèi tā zuòle yíqiè shì.

She did everything for her.

她为孩子们做了饼干。

Tā wèi háizimen zuòle bǐnggān.

She made cookies for the children.

她为我做了一个蛋糕。

Tā wèi wǒ zuòle yí gè dàngāo.

She made me a cake.

她为我做了这个娃娃。

Tā wèi wǒ zuòle zhège wáwa.

She made the doll for me.

她为自己所做的事感到羞耻。

Tā wèi zìjǐ suǒ zuò de shì gǎndào xiūchǐ.

She is ashamed of what she's done.

她买了六码的布做衣服。

Tā mǎile liù mǎ de bù zuò yīfu.

She bought six yards of cloth for a dress.

她什么都不做只会抱怨。

Tā shénme dōu bú zuò zhǐ huì bàoyuàn.

She does nothing but complain.

她们不是想让我那样做吗？

Tāmen bú shì xiǎng ràng wǒ nàyàng zuò ma?

They wanted me to do that, didn't they?

她会做糖果。

Tā huì zuò tángguǒ.

She knows how to make candy.

她做了一个奇怪的梦。

Tā zuòle yí gè qíguài de mèng.

She dreamed a strange dream.

她做了一件好看的衣服给我。

Tā zuòle yí jiàn hǎokàn de yīfu gěi wǒ.

She made me a nice dress.

她做了一份创意十足的生日蛋糕。

Tā zuòle yífèn chuàngyì shízú de shēngrì dàngāo.

She made a wonderfully creative birthday cake.

她做了一套新衣服给他。

Tā zuòle yítào xīn yīfu gěi tā.

She made a new suit for him.

她做什么工作？

Tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?

What's her job?

她做猎头已经五年了。

Tā zuò liètóu yǐjīng wǔ nián le.

She has been a headhunter for five years.

她劝告他不要那样做。

Tā quàngào tā búyào nàyàng zuò.

She advised him against doing it.

她可以同时做这两件事。

Tā kěyǐ tóngshí zuò zhè liǎng jiàn shì.

She can do both at the same time.

她周末喜欢在家做烘焙。

Tā zhōumò xǐhuan zàijiā zuò hōngbèi.

On weekends she likes to do some baking at home.

她在一家大公司做公关。

Tā zài yìjiā dà gōngsī zuò gōngguān.

She works in public relations at a big company.

她在一家媒体做记者。

Tā zài yìjiā méitǐ zuò jìzhě.

She works as a reporter at a media company.

她在一家纺织公司做了二十年。

Tā zài yìjiā fǎngzhī gōngsī zuòle èrshí nián.

She has worked at a textile company for twenty years.

她在做什么？

Tā zài zuò shénme?

What's she doing?

她在公司做人事工作。

Tā zài gōngsī zuò rénshì gōngzuò.

She does human resources work at the company.

她在超市做秘书。

Tā zài chāoshì zuò mìshū.

She is a clerk in the supermarket.

她小心地做。

Tā xiǎoxīn de zuò.

She did it carefully.

她工作做得乱七八糟。

Tā gōngzuò zuò de luànqī-bāzāo.

She made a mess of the work.

她带了些她自己做的蛋糕。

Tā dàile xiē tā zìjǐ zuò de dàngāo.

She brought cakes that she made herself.

她开了窗，尽管我叫她别这么做。

Tā kāile chuāng, jǐnguǎn wǒ jiào tā bié zhème zuò.

She opened the window, even though I told her not to.

她强迫他做这个工作。

Tā qiǎngpò tā zuò zhège gōngzuò.

She saddled him with the work.

她很清楚自己该怎么做。

Tā hěn qīngchu zìjǐ gāi zěnme zuò.

She knows exactly what she should do.

她心灵手巧，什么都会做。

Tā xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo, shénme dōu huì zuò.

She is so capable that she can make anything.

她忙着做她的功课。

Tā mángzhe zuò tā de gōngkè.

She was busy doing her homework.

她把这个工作派给他做。

Tā bǎ zhège gōngzuò pài gěi tā zuò.

She assigned the work to him.

她昨天一定已经做过了。

Tā zuótiān yídìng yǐjīng zuòguole.

She must have done it yesterday.

她有很多事要做。

Tā yǒu hěn duō shì yào zuò.

She has a lot of work to do.

她每周都去做美容。

Tā měizhōu dōu qù zuò měiróng.

She goes for beauty treatments every week.

她每天早上都做体操运动。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang dōu zuò tǐcāo yùndòng.

She does gymnastic exercises every morning.

她永远也做不到保守秘密。

Tā yǒngyuǎn yě zuò búdào bǎoshǒu mìmì.

She can never keep a secret.

她没做过什么惊天动地的事。

Tā méi zuòguo shénme jīngtiān-dòngdì de shì.

She has never done anything world-shaking.

她没说她为什么那么做。

Tā méi shuō tā wèishénme nàme zuò.

She didn't say why she did that.

她现在正在做她的功课。

Tā xiànzài zhèngzài zuò tā de gōngkè.

She is doing her homework now.

她用贝壳做了一条项链。

Tā yòng bèiké zuòle yìtiáo xiàngliàn.

She made a necklace out of shells.

她的妈妈给她做一件新衣服。

Tā de māma gěi tā zuò yí jiàn xīn yīfu.

Her mother made her a new dress.

她的工作是做数据挖掘。

Tā de gōngzuò shì zuò shùjùwājué.

Her job is doing data mining.

她的手很巧，会做衣服。

Tā de shǒu hěn qiǎo, huì zuò yīfu.

She is skillful with her hands and can make clothes.

她的梦想是做一名外交官。

Tā de mèngxiǎng shì zuò yì míng wàijiāoguān.

Her dream is to become a diplomat.

她的衣服全部都是她自己做的。

Tā de yīfu quánbù dōu shì tā zìjǐ zuò de.

She makes all her own clothes.

她给他做了个按摩。

Tā gěi tā zuòle gè ànmó.

She gave him a massage.

她要自己做决定。

Tā yào zìjǐ zuò juédìng.

She has to make her own decisions.

她说她可能会做。

Tā shuō tā kěnéng huì zuò.

She said she may do that.

她退休后一直做义工。

Tā tuìxiū hòu yìzhí zuò yìgōng.

Since retiring, she has been doing volunteer work.

她问怎么做鱼。

Tā wèn zěnme zuò yú.

She asked how to cook fish.

好像没事可做。

Hǎoxiàng méishì kě zuò.

There seemed to be nothing to do.

好好读书，将来做个栋梁！

Hǎohǎo dúshū, jiānglái zuò gè dòngliáng!

Study hard, and in the future become someone who can shoulder great responsibility!

好官易做，好人难做

hǎo guān yì zuò, hǎo rén nán zuò

a good official is easy to be; a good person is hard to be

如果事情值得做就值得做好。

Rúguǒ shìqing zhíde zuò jiù zhíde zuò hǎo.

If it is worth doing, do it well.

如果你是我，你会怎么做？

Rúguǒ nǐ shì wǒ, nǐ huì zěnme zuò?

If you are me, how can you do it?

如果值得一做，就值得做好。

Rúguǒ zhíde yí zuò, jiù zhíde zuò hǎo.

If it is worth doing at all, it is worth doing well.

如果我是你，我也会这么做。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ yě huì zhème zuò.

Were I in your place I would do the same thing.

如果我是你，我就不做那件事。

Rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ jiù bú zuò nà jiàn shì.

If I were you, I wouldn't do it.

如果我那么做你会怎么想？

Rúguǒ wǒ nàme zuò nǐ huì zěnme xiǎng?

What would you think if I did that?

如果时间够了，我会做得更好。

Rúguǒ shíjiān gòu le, wǒ huì zuò de gèng hǎo.

I could have done better if I had had more time.

如果是这样的话，我们该做什么？

Rúguǒ shì zhèyàng dehuà, wǒmen gāi zuò shénme?

If so, what should we do?

如果没有我，你什么也做不到。

Rúguǒ méiyǒu wǒ, nǐ shénme yě zuò búdào.

Without me, you wouldn't get anything done.

妈妈做的包子真好吃！

Māma zuò de bāozi zhēn hǎochī!

The baozi my mom makes are so delicious!

妈妈做蛋糕。

Māma zuò dàngāo.

Mum is making a cake.

妈妈常用剩饭给我们做炒饭。

Māma cháng yòng shèngfàn gěi wǒmen zuò chǎofàn.

My mom often uses leftover rice to make us fried rice.

妈妈正在忙着做晚饭。

Māma zhèngzài mángzhe zuò wǎnfàn.

My mother is busy cooking supper.

姨做的饺子特别好吃。

Yí zuò de jiǎozi tèbié hǎochī.

The dumplings my aunt makes are especially delicious.

嫉妒让他那样做。

Jídù ràng tā nàyàng zuò.

Jealousy made him do that.

嫩竹子做扁担，挑不了重担

nèn zhúzi zuò biǎndan, tiāo bù liǎo zhòngdàn

a young bamboo made into a carrying pole: can't carry a heavy load

孕妇都要做这项筛查吗？

Yùnfù dōu yào zuò zhè xiàng shāichá ma?

Do all pregnant women need to have this screening?

孩子周末喜欢在家做手工。

Háizi zhōumò xǐhuan zàijiā zuò shǒugōng.

The kids like doing crafts at home on weekends.

宁可做小事，不可不做事

nìngkě zuò xiǎoshì, bùkě bú zuòshì

better to do small things than to do nothing

宁当鸡头，不做凤尾

níng dāng jītóu, bú zuò Fèngwěi

better to be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail

安全是做这件事的前提。

Ānquán shì zuò zhè jiàn shì de qiántí.

Safety is the precondition for doing this.

完了，我还没做作业！

Wánle, wǒ hái méi zuò zuòyè!

Crap, I didn't do the homework!

客人一直恭维我妈妈做的菜。

Kèrén yìzhí gōngwei wǒ māma zuò de cài.

The guest kept praising the dishes my mom made.

客人夸奖这顿饭做得很好吃。

Kèrén kuājiǎng zhè dùnfàn zuò de hěn hǎochī.

The guest complimented the meal for being delicious.

对于做寿司，他很有经验。

Duìyú zuò shòusī, tā hěn yǒu jīngyàn.

He's very experienced at making sushi.

将来我想做飞行员。

Jiānglái wǒ xiǎng zuò fēixíngyuán.

I want to be a pilot in the future.

尝试在下一次做得更好。

Chángshì zài xià yícì zuò de gèng hǎo.

Try and do better next time.

山上有很多可以做草药的植物。

Shānshàng yǒu hěn duō kěyǐ zuò cǎoyào de zhíwù.

There are many plants on the mountain that can be used as herbal medicine.

工作人员上门做人口普查。

Gōngzuòrényuán shàngmén zuò rénkǒupǔchá.

Staff come to people's homes to carry out the census.

工作前期，我们要多做准备。

Gōngzuò qiánqī, wǒmen yào duō zuò zhǔnbèi.

In the early stage of the work, we need to prepare a lot.

工作都全由我做。

Gōngzuò dōu quán yóu wǒ zuò.

I do all the work.

巧媳妇做不出无米饭

qiǎo xífù zuò bù chū wú mǐfàn

even a clever wife can't cook a meal without rice

师傅教徒弟做面条。

Shīfu jiāo túdì zuò miàntiáo.

The master is teaching his apprentice how to make noodles.

师父今天教我做面条。

Shīfu jīntiān jiāo wǒ zuò miàntiáo.

My master is teaching me to make noodles today.

希望我们以后不必再这样做了。

Xīwàng wǒmen yǐhòu búbì zài zhèyàng zuòle.

Let's hope that we don't have to do that anymore.

帮我做作业吧。

Bāng wǒ zuò zuòyè ba.

Help me with my homework, please.

帮邻居做点力所能及的事。

Bāng línjū zuò diǎn lìsuǒnéngjí de shì.

Help the neighbors with whatever you're able to do.

平生不做亏心事，世上应无切齿人

píngshēng bú zuò kuīxīnshì, shìshàng yīng wú qièchǐrén

if you never do anything to trouble your conscience, no one in the world will grind their teeth at you

开会前，经理做了动员。

Kāihuì qián, jīnglǐ zuòle dòngyuán.

Before the meeting, the manager gave a rallying talk.