做主zuò zhǔ
Verbtake the responsibility for a decision

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Character Breakdown

做主 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 做主 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 做主 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith无法
zuò
zhǔ
neutral
unable to decide
Verb + Objectwith他人
wèi
rén
zuò
zhǔ
neutral
make decisions for others
Subject + Verbwith自己
zuò
zhǔ
neutral
make one's own decisions
Verb + Complementwith不了
zuò
liǎo
zhǔ
informalSpoken
cannot make the decision

Example Sentences with 做主

wèi
zuò
zhǔ
Mom makes decisions for me.
guān
gōng
wèi
lái
de
zhàn
lüè
fāng
xiàng
zuì
zhōng
hái
yóu
dǒng
shì
huì
lái
zuò
zhǔ
Regarding the company's future strategic direction, the board of directors must ultimately make the collective decision.
zài
rén
shēng
de
zhòng
yào
shí
kǒu
nán
dào
jiù
xiǎng
wèi
zuò
huí
zhǔ
ma
At the important crossroads of life, don't you want to make a decision for yourself for once?
zhè
jiàn
shì
yào
lái
wèi
men
zuò
zhǔ
You need to make the decision for us in this matter.
zài
xuǎn
gòu
jiā
zhè
jiàn
shì
shàng
wán
quán
zuò
liǎo
zhǔ
děng
huí
lái
dìng
duó
When it comes to buying furniture, he has no say at all and has to wait for his wife to come back to decide.
suī
rán
hěn
xiǎng
bāng
máng
dàn
shè
zhòng
tóu
shí
zài
gǎn
qīng
péng
yǒu
zuò
zhǔ
Although he really wants to help, when it comes to major investments, he really doesn't dare to make decisions for his friend lightly.
zài
guān
jiàn
shí
zǒng
shì
néng
guǒ
duàn
wèi
zuò
zhǔ
At critical moments, he can always decisively make decisions for himself.
jīn
wǎn
chī
shén
me
bié
wèn
zhè
lái
quán
quán
zuò
zhǔ
shén
me
dōu
xíng
What should we eat tonight? Don't ask me, you have full authority to decide this time, I'm fine with anything.