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zuò

做zuòzuò
to do
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Usages of zuò

他tā　在zài　做zuò　这zhè　个gè　吗ma？tā zài zuò zhè gè ma?
Is he doing this?
你nǐ　在zài　做zuò　什么shénme？nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
这样zhèyàng　做zuò　更gèng　好hǎo。zhèyàng zuò gèng hǎo.
Doing it this way is better.
老师lǎoshī　说shuō　我们wǒmen　得děi　好好hǎohāo　做zuò　这些zhèxiē　练习liànxí。lǎoshī shuō wǒmen děi hǎohāo zuò zhèxiē liànxí.
The teacher said we must do these exercises carefully.
我们wǒmen　应该yīnggāi　多duō　做zuò　练习liànxí。wǒmen yīnggāi duō zuò liànxí.
We should do more exercises.
他Tā　觉得juéde　做zuò　中文zhōngwén　作业zuòyè　不bù　太tài　简单jiǎndān。Tā juéde zuò zhōngwén zuòyè bù tài jiǎndān.
He thinks doing Chinese homework is not very easy.
他Tā　总是zǒngshì　帮bāng　别人biéren　做zuò　事情shìqíng，　很hěn　少shǎo　让ràng　别人biéren　帮bāng　他tā。Tā zǒngshì bāng biéren zuò shìqíng, hěn shǎo ràng biéren bāng tā.
He always helps other people with things and rarely lets others help him.
我们Wǒmen　必须bìxū　把bǎ　今天jīntiān　的de　练习liànxí　做zuò　得de　很hěn　清楚qīngchu，　明天míngtiān　复习fùxí　的de　时候shíhou　才cái　更gèng　简单jiǎndān。Wǒmen bìxū bǎ jīntiān de liànxí zuò de hěn qīngchu, míngtiān fùxí de shíhou cái gèng jiǎndān.
We must do today’s exercises so that they’re very clear; only then will it be easier when we review tomorrow.
我wǒ　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　别人biéren　帮bāng　我wǒ　做zuò　作业zuòyè。wǒ bù xǐhuan biéren bāng wǒ zuò zuòyè.
I don’t like other people helping me with my homework.
她tā　不bù　想xiǎng　让ràng　别人biéren　帮bāng　她tā　做zuò　作业zuòyè。tā bù xiǎng ràng biéren bāng tā zuò zuòyè.
She doesn’t want other people to help her do homework.
我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　跑步pǎobù，　但是dànshì　觉得juéde　做zuò　一点儿yìdiǎnr　运动yùndòng　对duì　健康jiànkāng　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan pǎobù, dànshì juéde zuò yìdiǎnr yùndòng duì jiànkāng hěn hǎo.
I don’t really like running, but I think doing a bit of exercise is very good for health.
她tā　每天měitiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　做zuò　运动yùndòng。tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán zuò yùndòng.
After work every day, she exercises in the park.
我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　那样nàyàng　做zuò。wǒ bù xiǎng nàyàng zuò.
I don’t want to do it that way.
周末zhōumò　在zài　家jiā　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　做zuò　别的biéde　事情shìqing，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　和hé　吃chī　好吃hǎochī　的de　东西dōngxi。zhōumò zài jiā de shíhou, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò biéde shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng hé chī hǎochī de dōngxi.
On weekends when I’m at home, I don’t want to do anything else; I just want to watch movies and eat tasty things.
为wèile　身体shēntǐ　健康jiànkāng，　我们wǒmen　应该yīnggāi　多duō　做zuò　运动yùndòng。wèile shēntǐ jiànkāng, wǒmen yīnggāi duō zuò yùndòng.
For our health, we should exercise more.

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