做饭 zuò fàn
“to prepare a meal; to cook”
verb2021 list level 2Traditional 做飯
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
做饭 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 300: 做饭 zuòfàn — Level 1; official annotation 1. PDF page 87
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 做饭
做饭 is a separable verb-object meaning 'to cook / prepare a meal'; 做 is the verb and 饭 is the object. You can insert a measure phrase (做一顿饭) or put a duration before 饭 with 的 (做了两个小时的饭); when a duration follows the whole verb-object, repeat 做 (做饭做了两个小时).
例句Example sentences
- 妈妈每天在家做饭。mā ma měi tiān zài jiā zuò fàn.Mom cooks at home every day.
- 今天我来做饭。jīn tiān wǒ lái zuò fàn.I'll cook today.
- 他做饭做得很好。tā zuò fàn zuò de hěn hǎo.He cooks very well.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我做饭了三个小时。
✓我做饭做了三个小时。
做饭 is a separable verb-object. With a duration after the object, repeat the verb (做饭做了三个小时) or use 做了 + duration + 的 + 饭 (做了三个小时的饭); 我做饭了三个小时 places 了 after the object before the duration and is not standard.
易混词Easily confused
做饭vs做菜
做饭 means to prepare a meal, often including staple food; 做菜 focuses on cooking dishes rather than the whole meal.