做事 (zou6 si6 | ) : to work

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做事

zou6 si6

to work

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 2,210,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

做事

This word has been viewed 3287 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 6th Sep 2004 22:43 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

做 zou6 - do, make
事 si6 - matter; affair; job; work; accident

2 compounds containing this word:

一人做事，一人當 - one must bear the consequences of one's actions
一人做事一人當 - One should answer for what one does oneself

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佢做事不留都撳地游水，唔會攞你嚟較飛！粵
He has all along been very careful. He will not land you in trouble.

做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

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