做作

zuòzuo
  1. affected
  2. artificial

CEDICT

  1. (derogatory) pretence, camp, affectation
  2. (literary) behaviour; conduct
  3. (literary) to scheme; to plot against
  4. affected; artificial; pretentious
  5. behaviour; conduct
  6. pretence, camp, affectation
  7. to scheme; to plot against

Wiktionary

  1. 作態、造作。
  2. 行為、作為。
  3. 算計、暗算。
  4. 榜樣。

重編國語辭典

Examples

帮我做作业吧。

Help me with my homework, please.

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我放學後做作業。

I do my homework after school.

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他正忙着做作业。

He's busy with his homework now.

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汤姆忘了做作业。

Tom forgot to do his homework.

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汤姆不喜欢做作业。

Tom doesn't like doing homework.

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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 作 zuō
  1. (bound form) worker
  2. (bound form) workshop
  3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
=2 作 zuò
  1. to do; to engage in
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to pretend; to feign
  4. to regard as; to consider to be
  5. to be; to act the part of
  6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
  7. writings; works

Containing this entry

無做作 wúzuòzuo unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)

Related entries

矯情 jiǎoqíng
  1. affected
  2. unnatural
  3. pretentious
造作 zàozuò
  1. affected
  2. artificial
  3. to make
  4. to manufacture
岔調 chàdiào
  1. (of a voice) husky
  2. hoarse
  3. affected
  4. (music) to go off-key
裝腔作勢 zhuāngqiāngzuòshì
  1. posturing
  2. pretentious
  3. affected
人工 réngōng
  1. artificial
  2. manpower
  3. manual work
这个地区的人工作很勤奋。

Everyone around the area works hard.

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