做 zuò
“to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)”
verbHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
做 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 299: 做 zuò — Level 1; official annotation 1 (动). PDF page 87
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 做
做 is a common verb meaning “to do” or “to make/produce,” used before the thing done or made: 做作业, 做饭, 做什么工作. It is the everyday colloquial counterpart of written 作.
例句Example sentences
- 妈妈在做晚饭。mā ma zài zuò wǎn fàn.Mom is making dinner.
- 我每天晚上做作业。wǒ měi tiān wǎn shàng zuò zuò yè.I do my homework every evening.
- 你在做什么？nǐ zài zuò shén me?What are you doing?
易混词Easily confused
做vs作
做 is the everyday verb for doing or making (做饭, 做作业); 作 is mostly bound or literary, appearing in compounds and written expressions such as 工作, 作业, 作曲, 作为.