Usage of the character 做

to make; to produce
to write; to compose
to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
(of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
(of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
to assume (an air or manner)

chóngzuò

重做

[重做]

to redo

kànzuò

看做

[看做]

to regard as
to look upon as

zuòyǎn

做眼

[做眼]

(in the game of Go) to make an "eye"
to serve as eyes and ears (i.e. go and seek out information); to be a scout

zuòkōng

做空

[做空]

to sell short (finance)

zuòyā

做鸭

[做鴨]

(slang) (of a man) to work as a prostitute

zuò'ài

做爱

[做愛]

to make love

zuòwéi

做为

[做為]

to act as
used erroneously for 作為／作为

xiànzuò

现做

[現做]

to make (food) on the spot
freshly-made

zuòshòu

做寿

[做壽]

to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)

zuòguǐ

做鬼

[做鬼]

to play tricks
to cheat
to get up to mischief
to become a ghost
to give up the ghost

huànzuò

唤做

[喚做]

to be called
to be referred to as

zuògōng

做功

[做功]

to act (in opera)
stage business

zuòkè

做客

[做客]

to be a guest or visitor

zuòmèng

做梦

[做夢]

to dream
to have a dream
fig. illusion
fantasy
pipe dream

zuòrén

做人

[做人]

to conduct oneself
to behave with integrity

zuòxì

做戏

[做戲]

to act in a play
to put on a play

zuòzhèng

做证

[做證]

variant of 作證／作证 (zuozhèng)

zuòméi

做媒

[做媒]

to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)

zuòcuò

做错

[做錯]

to make an error

biànzuò

变做

[變做]

to turn into

chéngzuò

承做

[承做]

to undertake
to take on (i.e. to accept a task)

zuòzhǔ

做主

[做主]

see 作主 (zuòzhǔ)

chēngzuò

称做

[稱做]

to be called
to be known as

dìngzuò

定做

[定做]

to have something made to order

zuòdà

做大

[做大]

arrogant; to put on airs
(business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale

zuòshǒu

做手

[做手]

to put one's hand to sth
to set about
skillful hands
worker
writer

zuòcāo

做操

[做操]

to do exercises
to do gymnastics

zuòdào

做到

[做到]

to accomplish
to achieve

zuòjī

做鸡

[做雞]

(slang) (of a woman) to work as a prostitute

zuòqīn

做亲

[做親]

to become related by marriage
to marry

bǐzuò

比做

[比做]

to liken to
to compare to

zuòpài

做派

[做派]

way of doing sth
behavior
to act in an affected manner
mannerism
gestures in opera

zuòliǎn

做脸

[做臉]

to win honor
to put on a stern face
to have a facial (beauty treatment)

zuòfàn

做饭

[做飯]

to prepare a meal
to cook

zuòdōng

做东

[做東]

to act as host

zuòxiǎo

做小

[做小]

to become a concubine

zuòbàn

做伴

[做伴]

to keep sb company
to accompany

zuòshì

做事

[做事]

to work
to handle matters
to have a job

dìngzuò

订做

[訂做]

to make to order
to have sth made to order

zuòcài

做菜

[做菜]

to cook
cooking

zhàozuò

照做

[照做]

to do as instructed
to comply

zuòjué

做绝

[做絕]

to go to extremes
to leave no room for maneuver

zuògōng

做工

[做工]

to work with one's hands
manual work
workmanship

dàngzuò

当做

[當做]

to treat as
to regard as
to look upon as

zuòhuó

做活

[做活]

to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker)
life of a group of stones in Go 圍棋／围棋 (wéiqí)

zuòshēng

做声

[做聲]

to speak
to emit sound

jiàozuò

叫做

[叫做]

to be called; to be known as

zuòchū

做出

[做出]

to put out
to issue

shìzuò

试做

[試做]

to try doing (sth) to see how well it turns out
to experiment

zuòdiào

做掉

[做掉]

to kill
to get rid of
(sports) to defeat
to eliminate

zuòguān

做官

[做官]

to take an official post
to become a government employee

zuòwán

做完

[做完]

to finish
to complete the task

zuòfǎ

做法

[做法]

way of handling sth
method for making
work method
recipe
practice
CL:個／个 (gè)

zuòzuo

做作

[做作]

affected
artificial

zuòqiú

做球

[做球]

to set up a teammate (with an opportunity to score)
to throw a game

zuòbùdào

做不到

[做不到]

impossible

zuòxuéwèn

做学问

[做學問]

to study
to engage in scholarship

zuòrénqíng

做人情

[做人情]

to do a favor to sb

zuòguǐliǎn

做鬼脸

[做鬼臉]

to pull a face
to grimace
to scowl

wúzuòzuo

无做作

[無做作]

unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)

zuògōngfu

做工夫

[做工夫]

to practice (work skills)

zuòyǎnsè

做眼色

[做眼色]

to give sb a meaningful look

zuòshǒujiǎo

做手脚

[做手腳]

to manipulate dishonestly; to tamper with sth

zuòrénjiā

做人家

[做人家]

thrifty
economical

zuòshēngrì

做生日

[做生日]

to celebrate a birthday
to give a birthday party

zuòshìshāng

做市商

[做市商]

market maker

zuòmǎnyuè

做满月

[做滿月]

to celebrate a child reaching the age of one month

zuòhuór

做活儿

[做活兒]

erhua variant of 做活 (zuòhuó)

zuòzìjǐ

做自己

[做自己]

to be oneself

zuògōngfu

做功夫

[做功夫]

to practice (work skills)

zuòwénzhāng

做文章

[做文章]

to make an issue of sth
to fuss
to make a song and dance

zuòxiǎochāo

做小抄

[做小抄]

to prepare a crib sheet
to crib
to cheat by copying

zuòdǎogào

做祷告

[做禱告]

to pray

zuòbànr

做伴儿

[做伴兒]

erhua variant of 做伴 (zuòbàn)

zuòmǎimài

做买卖

[做買賣]

to buy and sell
to do business
to trade
to deal

zuògōngzuò

做工作

[做工作]

to do one's work
to work on sb
to try to persuade sb

zuòtīngzhǎng

做厅长

[做廳長]

(jocular) to sleep on the couch; to sleep in the living room

zuòlǐbài

做礼拜

[做禮拜]

to worship; to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque)

zuòzhēnxiàn

做针线

[做針線]

to do needlework

zuòshēnghuó

做生活

[做生活]

to work
to do manual labor

zuòshēngyì

做生意

[做生意]

to do business

bùzuòshēng

不做声

[不做聲]

keep silent
not say a word

zuòniúzuòmǎ

做牛做马

[做牛做馬]

lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard

zuòzhāngzuòzhì

做张做致

[做張做致]

see 做張做智／做张做智 (zuòzhāngzuòzhì)

xiǎotídàzuò

小题大做

[小題大做]

to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)

gǎnzuògǎndāng

敢做敢当

[敢做敢當]

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it
a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
the buck stops here

zuòhǎozuòdǎi

做好做歹

[做好做歹]

to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn

chóngxīnzuòrén

重新做人

[重新做人]

to start a new life; to make a fresh start

wúshìkězuò

无事可做

[無事可做]

to have nothing to do
to have time on one's hands

báirìzuòmèng

白日做梦

[白日做夢]

to daydream
to indulge in wishful thinking

guāngshuōbùzuò

光说不做

[光說不做]

(idiom) to be all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice

zhǐshuōbùzuò

只说不做

[只說不做]

to be all talk and no action

zuòzéixīnxū

做贼心虚

[做賊心虛]

to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience

shuōdàozuòdào

说到做到

[說到做到]

to be as good as one's word (idiom)
to keep one's promise

hàochīlǎnzuò

好吃懒做

[好吃懶做]

happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
all take and no give

zuòzhāngzuòzhì

做张做智

[做張做智]

to put on an act (idiom); to pose
to show theatrical affectation
to indulge in histrionics

zuòzhāngzuòshì

做张做势

[做張做勢]

to put on an act (idiom); to pose
to show theatrical affectation
to indulge in histrionics

liángshēndìngzuò

量身定做

[量身定做]

to tailor-make
tailor-made
tailored to
customized

zuòméizuòyǎn

做眉做眼

[做眉做眼]

to frown

zuòzhǔnbèigōngzuò

做准备工作

[做準備工作]

to make preparations

píngběnnéngzuòshì

凭本能做事

[憑本能做事]

to follow one's nose

shēngmǐzuòchéngshúfàn

生米做成熟饭

[生米做成熟飯]

lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
It's too late to change anything now.
also written 生米煮成熟飯／生米煮成熟饭

míngrénbùzuò'ànshì

明人不做暗事

[明人不做暗事]

an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)

yībùzuò,èrbùxiū

一不做，二不休

[一不做，二不休]

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)
fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog
in for a penny, in for a pound

hǎohànzuòshìhǎohàndāng

好汉做事好汉当

[好漢做事好漢當]

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
the buck stops here

hǎoxīndàozuòlelügānfèi

好心倒做了驴肝肺

[好心倒做了驢肝肺]

(idiom) to mistake good intentions for ill will

zuòyītiānhéshangzhuàngyītiānzhōng

做一天和尚撞一天钟

[做一天和尚撞一天鐘]

lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
fig. to do one's job mechanically
to hold a position passively

nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi

宁做鸡头，不做凤尾

[寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾]

lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond

bùzuòkuīxīnshì,bùpàguǐqiāomén

不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门

[不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門]

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

dāngguānbùwèimínzuòzhǔbùrúhuíjiāmàihóngshǔ

当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯

[當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯]

if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

zàitiānyuànzuòbǐyìniǎo,zàidìyuànzuòliánlǐzhī

在天愿做比翼鸟，在地愿做连理枝

[在天願做比翼鳥，在地願做連理枝]

In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined
wishing for conjugal bliss

píngshēngbùzuòkuīxīnshì,bànyèqiāoménxīnbùjīng

平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊

[平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚]

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
Rest with a clear conscience.