做菜 (zuò cài): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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做菜
做菜 (zuò cài): To cook (dishes) (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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做 • zuò • to do; to be; become (an occupation) • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
zuò
做
to do; to be; become (an occupation)
菜 • cài • vegetable • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
cài
菜
vegetable
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 做菜.
Words with
做
做饭
zuò fàn
to prepare a meal
做客
zuò kè
to be a guest or visitor
做梦
zuò mèng
to dream
做法
zuò fǎ
way of handling sth
做主
zuòzhǔ
take the responsibility for a decision
做证
zuòzhèng
Testify
定做
dìng zuò
Custom-made / Tailor
做事
zuò shì
to work; to handle affairs
Words with
菜
菜单
cài dān
menu
蔬菜
shū cài
vegetables
菜肴
cài yáo
Conjecture
小菜一碟
xiǎo cài yī dié
a piece of cake
主菜
zhǔ cài
main course; main dish
剩菜
shèng cài
leftovers (food)
咸菜
xián cài
pickled vegetables
小菜
xiǎo cài
side dish; small dish; easy task
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Example Sentences with 做菜
Mā
妈
ma
妈
zài
在
zuò
做
cài
菜
。
Mom is cooking.
Tā
他
xǐ
喜
huān
欢
yòng
用
xīn
新
xiān
鲜
shū
蔬
cài
菜
zuò
做
Zuò
做
cài
菜
de
的
shí
时
hou
候
yào
要
zhù
注
yì
意
huǒ
火
cài
菜
。
He likes to cook with fresh vegetables.
hòu
候
。
When cooking, you need to pay attention to the heat.
