做生意 zuò shēng yì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ zou6 saang1 ji3 HSK 7-9
- to do business
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做
- 做事 zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 si6 to work
- 做人 zuò rén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ zou6 jan4 to conduct oneself
- 做到 zuò dào ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ zou6 dou3 to accomplish
- 做梦 做夢 zuò mèng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄥˋ zou6 mung6 to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking
- 做客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zou6 haak3 to be a guest or visitor
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- 做法 zuò fǎ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˇ zou6 faat3 way of handling sth
- 做证 做證 zuò zhèng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋ zou6 zing3 variant of 作证
- 做饭 做飯 zuò fàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄢˋ zou6 faan6 to prepare a meal
- 定做 dìng zuò ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ding6 zou6 to have something made to order
- 当做 當做 dàng zuò ㄉㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dong3 zou6 to treat as
- 做主 zuò zhǔ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ zou6 zyu2 variant of 作主
- 做伴 zuò bàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄢˋ zou6 pun5 to keep sb company
- 做作 zuò zuo ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄗㄨㄛ zou6 zok3 affected
- 做出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zou6 ceot1 to put out
- 做功 zuò gōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ zou6 gung1 (physics) to do work
- 做寿 做壽 zuò shòu ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˋ zou6 sau6 to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)
- 做大 zuò dà ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ zou6 daai6 arrogant; to put on airs
- 做媒 zuò méi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄟˊ zou6 mui4 to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
- 做完 zuò wán ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄢˊ zou6 jyun4 to finish
- 做官 zuò guān ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ zou6 gun1 to take an official post
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
意
- 主意 zhǔ yi ㄓㄨˇ ˙ㄧ zyu2 ji3 plan
- 介意 jiè yì ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧˋ gaai3 ji3 to care about
- 任意 rèn yì ㄖㄣˋ ㄧˋ jam6 ji3 any
- 刻意 kè yì ㄎㄜˋ ㄧˋ hak1 ji3 intentionally; deliberately; purposely
- 创意 創意 chuàng yì ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄧˋ cong3 ji3 creative
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- 合意 hé yì ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˋ hap6 ji3 to suit one's taste
- 同意 tóng yì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ tung4 ji3 to agree
- 善意 shàn yì ㄕㄢˋ ㄧˋ sin6 ji3 goodwill
- 在意 zài yì ㄗㄞˋ ㄧˋ zoi6 ji3 to care about
- 执意 執意 zhí yì ㄓˊ ㄧˋ zap1 ji3 to be determined to
- 大意 dà yì ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ daai6 ji3 general idea
- 大意 dà yi ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄧ daai6 ji3 careless
- 好意 hǎo yì ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ hou2 ji3 good intention
- 如意 rú yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 寓意 yù yì ㄩˋ ㄧˋ jyu6 ji3 moral (of a story)
- 得意 dé yì ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ dak1 ji3 proud of oneself
- 心意 xīn yì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ sam1 ji3 intention
- 恶意 惡意 è yì ㄜˋ ㄧˋ ok3 ji3 malice
- 意向 yì xiàng ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ji3 hoeng3 intention
- 意味 yì wèi ㄧˋ ㄨㄟˋ ji3 mei6 meaning
Idioms with these characters
- 光说不做 光說不做 guāng shuō bù zuò ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gwong1 syut3 bat1 zou6 (idiom) to be all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 说到做到 說到做到 shuō dào zuò dào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ syut3 dou3 zou6 dou3 to be as good as one's word (idiom)
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- 小题大做 小題大做 xiǎo tí dà zuò ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ siu2 tai4 daai6 zou6 to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
- 做好做歹 zuò hǎo zuò dǎi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄞˇ zou6 hou2 zou6 daai2 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
- 做贼心虚 做賊心虛 zuò zéi xīn xū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ zou6 caak6 sam1 heoi1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
- 做张做势 做張做勢 zuò zhāng zuò shì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄤ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ zou6 zoeng1 zou6 sai3 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
- 做张做智 做張做智 zuò zhāng zuò zhì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄤ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓˋ zou6 zoeng1 zou6 zi3 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
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- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 长生久视 長生久視 cháng shēng jiǔ shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 齿颊生香 齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ci2 gaap3 sang1 hoeng1 lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
- 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4 scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
- 安闲随意 安閑隨意 ān xián suí yì ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ on1 haan4 ceoi4 ji3 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 差强人意 差強人意 chā qiáng rén yì ㄔㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ caa1 koeng5 jan4 ji3 (idiom) just passable
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- 诚心诚意 誠心誠意 chéng xīn chéng yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sing4 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
- 诚心实意 誠心實意 chéng xīn shí yì ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sing4 sam1 sat6 ji3 earnestly and sincerely (idiom)
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 liu6 (idiom) unexpected
- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出其不意 chū qí bù yì ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ceot1 kei4 bat1 ji3 to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
- 出人意料 chū rén yì liào ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 liu6 unexpected (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 有 做生意 的 经验 經驗 。
He was experienced in business.
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爸爸 因为 因為 做生意 去 了 香港 。
My father went to Hong Kong on business.
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我 不 跟 你 这样 這樣 的 人 做生意 。
I don't make deals with people like you.
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我 数年 數年 来 來 都 和 这 這 家 商店 做生意 。
I've dealt with this store for years.
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乔治 喬治 和 他 爸爸 做生意 的 方式 一样 一樣 。
George did business in the same manner as his father.
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