做事

zuòshì
  1. to work
  2. to handle matters
  3. to have a job

CEDICT

  1. to do things; to handle matters
  2. to work; to have a job; to hold a position

Wiktionary

从事某项工作或处理事务。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我做事该果断。

I should stop procrastinating.

Source: Tatoeba

你帮妈妈做事了？

You helped Mommy?

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆做事没有原则。

Tom has no principles.

Source: Tatoeba

你做事不能半途而废。

You shouldn't do things by halves.

Source: Tatoeba

他做事总是从容不迫的。

He always takes his time in everything that he does.

Source: Tatoeba

你能容忍他做事的方式么？

Can you put up with the way he behaves?

Source: Tatoeba

做事千万别过于急切，把事情搞砸了。

Never rush, or you risk doing things wrong.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆和玛丽做事都是随自己喜欢的方式。

Tom and Mary can do that however they like.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 做 zuò
  1. to make; to produce
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
  4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
  5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
  6. to assume (an air or manner)
2 事 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回

Containing this entry

好汉做事好汉当 hǎohànzuòshìhǎohàndāng
  1. daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
  2. a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
  3. the buck stops here
凭本能做事 píngběnnéngzuòshì to follow one's nose
一人做事一人当 yīrénzuòshìyīréndāng

Related entries

做生活 zuòshēnghuó
  1. to work
  2. to do manual labor
工作 gōngzuò
  1. to work
  2. (of a machine) to operate
  3. job
  4. work
  5. task

classifiers: 個, 份, 項

她工作了。

She worked.

Source: Tatoeba

操作 cāozuò
  1. to work
  2. to operate
  3. to manipulate
她不会操作这台机器。

She cannot work this machine.

Source: Tatoeba

运转 yùnzhuǎn
  1. to work
  2. to operate
  3. to revolve
  4. to turn around
引擎運轉良好。

The engine works well.

Source: Tatoeba

办事 bànshì
  1. to handle (affairs)
  2. to work
Tom出去辦事了。

Tom is out on an errand.

Source: Tatoeba

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