做工夫
zuò gōng fu
Pinyin

Definition

做工夫
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zuò gōng fu
  1. to practice (work skills)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

做
zuò
  1. 1 to do
  2. 2 to make
  3. 3 to produce
  4. 4 to write
  5. 5 to compose
  6. 6 to act as
  7. 7 to engage in
  8. 8 to hold (a party)
  9. 9 to be
  10. 10 to become
  11. 11 to function (in some capacity)
  12. 12 to serve as
  13. 13 to be used for
  14. 14 to form (a bond or relationship)
  15. 15 to pretend
  16. 16 to feign
  17. 17 to act a part
  18. 18 to put on appearance
工作
gōng zuò
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 (of a machine) to operate
  3. 3 job
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 task
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng]
丈夫
zhàng fu
  1. 1 husband
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
人工
rén gōng
  1. 1 artificial
  2. 2 manpower
  3. 3 manual work
做主
zuò zhǔ
  1. 1 see 作主[zuò zhǔ]
做事
zuò shì
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 to handle matters
  3. 3 to have a job
做人
zuò rén
  1. 1 to conduct oneself
  2. 2 to behave with integrity
做作
zuò zuo
  1. 1 affected
  2. 2 artificial
做出
zuò chū
  1. 1 to put out
  2. 2 to issue
做到
zuò dào
  1. 1 to accomplish
  2. 2 to achieve
做梦
zuò mèng
  1. 1 to dream
  2. 2 to have a dream
  3. 3 fig. illusion
  4. 4 fantasy
  5. 5 pipe dream
做完
zuò wán
  1. 1 to finish
  2. 2 to complete the task
做客
zuò kè
  1. 1 to be a guest or visitor
做工
zuò gōng
  1. 1 to work with one's hands
  2. 2 manual work
  3. 3 workmanship
做爱
zuò ài
  1. 1 to make love
做法
zuò fǎ
  1. 1 way of handling sth
  2. 2 method for making
  3. 3 work method
  4. 4 recipe
  5. 5 practice
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
做为
zuò wéi
  1. 1 to act as
  2. 2 used erroneously for 作為|作为
做菜
zuò cài
  1. 1 to cook
  2. 2 cooking
做错
zuò cuò
  1. 1 to make an error
做饭
zuò fàn
  1. 1 to prepare a meal
  2. 2 to cook

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
做一天和尚撞一天钟
zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng
  1. 1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
  3. 3 to hold a position passively
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
  1. 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. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
  1. 1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
国家兴亡，匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
天下兴亡，匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
  1. 1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
好吃懒做
hào chī lǎn zuò
  1. 1 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
  2. 2 all take and no give
好心倒做了驴肝肺
hǎo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi
  1. 1 lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
好汉做事好汉当
hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng
  1. 1 daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
  2. 2 a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
  3. 3 the buck stops here
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
  1. 1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
小题大做
xiǎo tí dà zuò
  1. 1 to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
工欲善其事，必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
明人不做暗事
míng rén bù zuò àn shì
  1. 1 The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
  2. 2 fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.

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