zuò

make; work; compose, write; act, perform

DEFINITIONS

作 zuò
  • to do
  • to grow
  • to write or compose
  • to pretend
  • to regard as
  • to feel
  • writings or works
作 zuō
  • worker
  • workshop
  • (slang) troublesome
  • high-maintenance (person)

STROKES

WORDS

相互用 xiāng hù zuò yòng to interact; interaction; interplay
秀 zuò xiù to show off (loanword, from English "show"); to grandstand; to perform in a stage show
yuán zuò original works; original text; original author
míng zuò masterpiece; famous work
处女 chǔ nǚ zuò first publication; maiden work
装聋哑 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ to play deaf-mute
者 zhì zuò zhě producer; maker; creator
一鼓气 yī gǔ zuò qì in a spurt of energy
践 zuò jiàn to ill-use; to humiliate; to degrade; to ruin; also pr. [zuo2 jian4]
罢 zuò bà to drop (subject etc)
大有为 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much; to have good prospects; to have a promising future
古 zuò gǔ to die; to pass away
用力 zuò yòng lì effort; active force; applied force
矫揉造 jiǎo róu zào zuò pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs
xià zuo contemptible; disgusting
光合用 guāng hé zuò yòng photosynthesis
弄虚假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
乱 zuò luàn to start a rebellion; to rise in revolt
料 zuó liao condiments; seasoning
lì zuò to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc); a masterpiece
社 hé zuò shè cooperative; workers' or agricultural producers' cooperative etc
队 gōng zuò duì a working group; a task force
默不声 mò bù zuò shēng to keep silent
鸟兽散 zuò niǎo shòu sàn lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom); fig. to head off in various directions; to flee helter-skelter
当家主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ to be in charge in one's own house (idiom); to be the master of one's own affairs