to do, to make, to act

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
měi
tiān
rèn
zhēn
gōng
zuò

He works hard every day.

2
men
yào
zuò
wán
chéng
xiàng

We need to cooperate to complete the project.

3
zhè
wèi
zuò
jiā
xiě
le
hěn
duō
shū

This writer has written many books.

4
měi
tiān
gōng
zuò

I work every day.

5
zài
jiā
gōng
gōng
zuò

He works at a company.

6
huān
zhè
fèn
gōng
zuò
yīn
wèi
hěn
yǒu

She likes this job because it is very meaningful.

7
měi
tiān
zuò
zuò

I do homework every day.

8
lǎo
shī
zhì
le
hěn
duō
shù
xué
zuò

The teacher assigned a lot of math homework.

9
wán
chéng
zhè
xiàng
zuò
yào
chá
yuè
xiāng
guān
liào

Completing this assignment requires consulting relevant materials.

10
shì
zuò
jiā

He is a writer.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#33
Zhuyinㄗㄨㄛˋ
Components
UnicodeU+4F5C
CangjieOHS
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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