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做准备工作
zuò zhǔn bèi gōng zuò
Pinyin
Definition
做准备工作
-
zuò zhǔn bèi gōng zuò
to make preparations
Character Decomposition
做
亻
十
口
⺙
准
冫
隹
备
夂
田
工
工
作
亻
丿
一
丨
二
Related Words
(20)
做
zuò
1
to do
2
to make
3
to produce
4
to write
5
to compose
6
to act as
7
to engage in
8
to hold (a party)
9
to be
10
to become
11
to function (in some capacity)
12
to serve as
13
to be used for
14
to form (a bond or relationship)
15
to pretend
16
to feign
17
to act a part
18
to put on appearance
工作
gōng zuò
1
to work
2
(of a machine) to operate
3
job
4
work
5
task
6
CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng]
人工
rén gōng
1
artificial
2
manpower
3
manual work
作
zuō
1
worker
2
workshop
3
(slang) troublesome
4
high-maintenance (person)
作出
zuò chū
1
to put out
2
to come up with
3
to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
4
to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
5
to draw (conclusion)
6
to deliver (speech, judgment)
7
to devise (explanation)
8
to extract
作品
zuò pǐn
1
work (of art)
2
opus
3
CL:部[bù],篇[piān]
作孽
zuò niè
1
to sin
作家
zuò jiā
1
author
2
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
作弊
zuò bì
1
to practice fraud
2
to cheat
3
to engage in corrupt practices
作息
zuò xī
1
to work and rest
作战
zuò zhàn
1
combat
2
to fight
作文
zuò wén
1
to write an essay
2
composition (student essay)
3
CL:篇[piān]
作业
zuò yè
1
school assignment
2
homework
3
work
4
task
5
operation
6
CL:個|个[gè]
7
to operate
作为
zuò wéi
1
one's conduct
2
deed
3
activity
4
accomplishment
5
achievement
6
to act as
7
as (in the capacity of)
8
qua
9
to view as
10
to look upon (sth as)
11
to take sth to be
作用
zuò yòng
1
to act on
2
to affect
3
action
4
function
5
activity
6
impact
7
result
8
effect
9
purpose
10
intent
11
to play a role
12
corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
13
CL:個|个[gè]
作痛
zuò tòng
1
to ache
作祟
zuò suì
1
haunted
2
to haunt
3
to cause mischief
作者
zuò zhě
1
author
2
writer
3
CL:個|个[gè]
作风
zuò fēng
1
style
2
style of work
3
way
佳作
jiā zuò
1
masterpiece
2
fine piece of writing
Idioms
(20)
一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
1
don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
2
Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
3
in for a penny, in for a pound
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
1
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
1
tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
1
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
2
hoist by his own petard
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
1
lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
2
fig. to head off in various directions
3
to flee helter-skelter
俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
1
lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
2
work especially hard
俾昼作夜
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
1
to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
1
lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
2
fig. to do one's job mechanically
3
to hold a position passively
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
1
to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
1
to put on an act (idiom); to pose
2
to show theatrical affectation
3
to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
1
to put on an act (idiom); to pose
2
to show theatrical affectation
3
to indulge in histrionics
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
1
to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
1
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
2
jerry-building
3
sloppy work
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
1
all talk and no action (idiom)
2
to preach what one does not practice
呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ
1
to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
2
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
1
to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
天作之合
tiān zuò zhī hé
1
a match made in heaven (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
1
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
1
Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
好吃懒做
hào chī lǎn zuò
1
happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
2
all take and no give
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