Usages of zuò
他 在 做 这 个 吗？tā zài zuò zhè gè ma?
Is he doing this?
你 在 做 什么？nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
这样 做 更 好。zhèyàng zuò gèng hǎo.
Doing it this way is better.
老师 说 我们 得 好好 做 这些 练习。lǎoshī shuō wǒmen děi hǎohāo zuò zhèxiē liànxí.
The teacher said we must do these exercises carefully.
我们 应该 多 做 练习。wǒmen yīnggāi duō zuò liànxí.
We should do more exercises.
他 觉得 做 中文 作业 不 太 简单。Tā juéde zuò zhōngwén zuòyè bú tài jiǎndān.
He thinks doing Chinese homework is not very easy.
他 总是 帮 别人 做 事情， 很 少 让 别人 帮 他。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 必须 把 今天 的 练习 做 得 很 清楚， 明天 复习 的 时候 才 更 简单。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 不 喜欢 别人 帮 我 做 作业。wǒ bù xǐhuan biéren bāng wǒ zuò zuòyè.
I don’t like other people helping me with my homework.
她 不 想 让 别人 帮 她 做 作业。tā bù xiǎng ràng biéren bāng tā zuò zuòyè.
She doesn’t want other people to help her do homework.
我 不 太 喜欢 跑步， 但是 觉得 做 一点儿 运动 对 健康 很 好。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 每天 下班 以后 在 公园 做 运动。tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu zài gōngyuán zuò yùndòng.
After work every day, she exercises in the park.
我 不 想 那样 做。wǒ bù xiǎng nàyàng zuò.
I don’t want to do it that way.
周末 在 家 的 时候， 我 不 想 做 别的 事情， 只 想 看 电影 和 吃 好吃 的 东西。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 身体 健康， 我们 应该 多 做 运动。wèile shēntǐ jiànkāng, wǒmen yīnggāi duō zuò yùndòng.
For our health, we should exercise more.
经理 听完 以后， 让 她 赶紧 回家， 说 工作 明天 再 做。jīnglǐ tīngwán yǐhòu, ràng tā gǎnjǐn huíjiā, shuō gōngzuò míngtiān zài zuò.
After hearing that, the manager told her to hurry home and said the work could be done tomorrow.
因为 明天 要 做 报告， 我 今天 晚上 不得不 在 家 继续 准备。yīnwèi míngtiān yào zuò bàogào, wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang bùdébù zài jiā jìxù zhǔnbèi.
Because I have to give a report tomorrow, I have no choice but to keep preparing at home tonight.
除非 先 做 体检， 否则 车管所 不能 审核 申请材料。chúfēi xiān zuò tǐjiǎn, fǒuzé chēguǎnsuǒ bùnéng shěnhé shēnqǐngcáiliào.
Unless you first have a medical examination, the vehicle administration office cannot review the application documents.
候选人 正在 做 自我介绍。hòuxuǎnrén zhèngzài zuò zìwǒjièshào.
The candidate is giving a self-introduction.
尽管 我 很 紧张， 还是 做 了 自我介绍。jǐnguǎn wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng, háishi zuò le zìwǒjièshào.
Even though I was very nervous, I still gave a self-introduction.
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