zuò

How to write (zuò) in Chinese

(pinyin: zuò, written "zuo" or "zuo") means to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform

Stroke order

Examples

据估计,新项目将创造超过三千个工作岗位。
jù gū jì, xīn xiàng mù jiāng chuàng zào chāo guò sān qiān ge gōng zuò gǎng wèi.
It's estimated that the new project will create over three thousand jobs.
从前,有一个农民,每天都在田里辛苦地工作。
cóng qián, yǒu yí ge nóng mín, měi tiān dōu zài tián lǐ xīn kǔ de gōng zuò.
Long ago, there was a farmer who worked hard in his fields every day.
她说,泡茶不只是为了喝。每一个动作都有意义。
tā shuō, pào chá bù zhǐ shì wèi le hē. měi yí ge dòng zuò dōu yǒu yì yì.
She said: brewing tea is not just for drinking. Every motion has meaning.
工作量比我预计的多得多。即使加班到深夜,也完成不了。
gōng zuò liàng bǐ wǒ yù jì de duō de duō. jí shǐ jiā bān dào shēn yè, yě wán chéng bù liǎo.
The amount of work was much more than I'd estimated. Even working late into the night, I couldn't finish.

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