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做 (zou6) — enter (a profession) in Cantonese

zouˍ₆做
Mandarin Pinyin: zuo4

Meaning of 做

nounenter (a profession)
nounwork; make; do
noungive (a party, reception, etc.)
nounpretend to be
nounbecome
nounact as
verbto have, to exist
conjunctionand, with, to harmonize
verbto do, to make, to perform
adjectiveto be, is, yes
verbto have, to possess
adjectivenone, not, don't have
conjunctionand, with, to accompany
verbto do, to make
verbto have, there is
adjectiveno, not to have
adjectivegood, well, OK

Example Sentences with 做

ngoˏ₅我zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係mˎ₄唔mingˎ₄明baakˍ₆白keoiˏ₅佢dimˊ²點gaaiˊ²解gamˊ²噉joengˊ²樣zouˍ₆做aa˗₃呀。
I really don't understand why he acts/behaves like this.
使乜噉樣做呀？
Why is it necessary to do it this way? [Implication: Don't do it this way.]
你越做越自然。
The more you do it, the more natural it will become.
上次我做錯嘢
Last time I made a mistake.
做任何事都要勤儉。
Be thrifty and hardworking in whatever undertaking you are to start on.
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Words Containing 做

天公唔做美tin1 gung1 m4 zou6 mei5
the weather is not cooperating; bad weather, also 天公不作美 in Mandarin
做莊zou6 zong1
starting player, "banker" (eg: in mahjong)
做把戲zou6 baa2 hei3
perform conjuring tricks, conjure, juggle, prestidigitation
做人情zou6 jan4 cing4
to give somebody a favor
做人zou6 jan4
to behave decently, as a person should; to carry oneself in a dignified manner; to act responsibly
做伴zou6 pun5
keep sb. company
定做ding6 zou6
to have something made to order
點樣做dim2 joeng2 zou6
how to do sth; how to handle sth; how to manage sth | Std. Chin.: 怎麼做; 怎麼辦; 怎樣做; 怎辦; 怎麼搞; 怎麼幹 | Syn.: 點做
想得到做得到soeng2 dak1 dou3 zou6 dak1 dou2
what he wanted he accomplished
做咗zou6 zo2
to become; became
你做初一，我做十五nei5 zou6 co1 jat1 ngo5 zou6 sap6 ng5
(idiom) tit-for-tat; an eye for an eye
做愛zou6 oi3
make love

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