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做饭 (zuò fàn): To prepare a meal (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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做饭 consists of 2 characters.

to do; to be; become (an occupation)

cooked rice or food in general

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 做饭.

Words with 做

做主zuòzhǔ
做到zuò dào
做客zuò kè
做梦zuò mèng
做法zuò fǎ
做证zuòzhèng
定做dìng zuò
做生意zuò shēng yì

Words with 饭

米饭mǐ fànHSK 1
饭店fàn diànHSK 1
便饭biàn fàn
午饭wǔ fàn
吃饭chī fàn
早饭zǎo fàn
晚饭wǎn fàn
盒饭hé fàn

Example Sentences with 做饭

wǒ我

mā妈

ma妈

měi每

tiān天

zài在

jiā家

zuò做

fàn饭

。

My mom cooks at home every day.

mā妈

ma妈

zài在

zào灶

tái台

shàng上

zuò做

fàn饭

。

tā他

zhèng正

zài在

chú厨

fáng房

lǐ里

zuò做

fàn饭

。

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mā妈

ma妈

měi每

tiān天

wèi为

wǒ我

men们

Mom is cooking on the kitchen stove.

He is cooking in the kitchen right now.

zuò

做

fàn饭

。

Mom cooks for us every day

nǎi奶

nǎi奶

zài在

zuò做

fàn饭

。

Grandma is cooking.

mā妈

mā妈

yī一

biān边

zuò做

fàn饭

，

yī一

biān边

hé和

wǒ我

liáo聊

tiān天

。

Mom cooks while chatting with me.

wǒ我

men们

xiān先

qù去

chāo超

shì市

mǎi买

dōng东

xī西

，

rán然

hòu后

huí回

jiā家

zuò做

fàn饭

。

We go to the supermarket to buy things first, then go home to cook.

mā妈

mā妈

zài在

chú厨

fáng房

zuò做

fàn饭

。

Mom is cooking in the kitchen.

wǒ我

lǎo老

pó婆

jīn今

tiān天

zài在

jiā家

zuò做

fàn饭

。

My wife is cooking at home today.

tā他

qīn亲

zì自

xià下

chú厨

wèi为

jiā家

rén人

zuò做

fàn饭

。

He personally cooks for his family.