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Learn Hardcore Chinese: zuò - to make

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 9
/zuò

zuò

Word

做zuò

Meaning

to make

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of zuò

我Wǒ　在zài　家jiā　做zuò　早饭zǎofàn，　有yǒu　牛奶niúnǎi　和hé　面包miànbāo。Wǒ zài jiā zuò zǎofàn, yǒu niúnǎi hé miànbāo.

I make breakfast at home; there’s milk and bread.

她Tā　已经yǐjīng　习惯xíguàn　每天měitiān　早上zǎoshang　六liù　点diǎn　起床qǐchuáng　做zuò　早饭zǎofàn。Tā yǐjīng xíguàn měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng zuò zǎofàn.

She is already used to getting up at six every morning to make breakfast.

她tā　觉得juéde　鸡蛋jīdàn　很hěn　简单jiǎndān，　但是dànshì　做zuò　得de　好吃hǎochī　不bù　容易róngyì。tā juéde jīdàn hěn jiǎndān, dànshì zuò de hǎochī bù róngyì.

She thinks eggs are very simple, but it’s not easy to make them delicious.

孩子háizi　从cóng　学校xuéxiào　回来huílái　的de　时候shíhou　常常chángcháng　很hěn　饿è，　妈妈māma　会huì　马上mǎshàng　做zuò　晚饭wǎnfàn　给gěi　她们tāmen　吃chī。háizi cóng xuéxiào huílái de shíhou chángcháng hěn è, māma huì mǎshàng zuò wǎnfàn gěi tāmen chī.

When the kids come back from school they’re often very hungry, and mom immediately makes dinner for them.

她tā　专门zhuānmén　做zuò　了le　一yí　个gè　网站wǎngzhàn，　用yòng　来lái　放fàng　自己zìjǐ　的de　画huà　和hé　照片zhàopiàn。tā zhuānmén zuò le yí gè wǎngzhàn, yòng lái fàng zìjǐ de huà hé zhàopiàn.

She specially made a website to put her paintings and photos on.

上课shàngkè　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　总是zǒngshì　用yòng　铅笔qiānbǐ　做zuò　笔记bǐjì。shàngkè de shíhou, wǒ zǒngshì yòng qiānbǐ zuò bǐjì.

When I’m in class, I always take notes with a pencil.

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