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

從事某項工作或處理事務。

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

湯姆做事没有原則。

Tom has no principles.

Source: Tatoeba

你做事不能半途而废。

You shouldn't do things by halves.

Source: Tatoeba

他做事總是從容不迫的。

He always takes his time in everything that he does.

Source: Tatoeba

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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

好漢做事好漢當 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
憑本能做事 píngběnnéngzuòshì to follow one's nose
一人做事一人當 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

運轉 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

辦事 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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