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[1] [v] work; make; do [2] [v] act as [3] [v] pretend to be [4] [v] give (a party, reception, etc.) [5] [v] enter (a profession) [6] [v] become Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: 亻 (#9)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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做嘢 zou6 je5 = to work; to do things 粵 點做 dim2 zou6 = "How do I do this?" 粵 叫做 giu3 zou6 = to be called 做朋友 zou6 pang4 jau5 = to make friends 做法 zou6 faat3 = behaviour, practice, way of doing things 做完 zou6 jyun4 = finished; done; complete 做成 zou6 sing4 = to complete; to accomplish 做錯 zou6 co3 = to err; to make a mistake 做好 zou6 hou2 = to finish; to complete 做事 zou6 si6 = to work See all 122 compounds (CantoDict reports 123 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 72 examples containing 做
你做緊乜嘢呀? 粵
What are you doing? [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131584,131584#msg-131584]
做咩你咁慢㗎? 粵
How come you are so slow? [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134219,134225#msg-134225]
你想學做生意?
Show all 72 examplesSo you want to be a businessman? [Lit. you want study do business? More direct translation: You want to study how to do business? This is a good example of a serial verb construction. There are three in a row here (想學做) but more are possible.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |