做事 (zuò shì) — to do work, to handle matters, to have a job

Definition

做事 means to do things or handle matters — focus is on the action and one's approach to it, not on having employment. Pairs with 认真/仔细 to describe how someone works.

verb
to do workto handle mattersto have a job

Examples

  • 做事
    Tā zuò shì hěn rèn zhēn.
    He does things very carefully.
  • Wǒ zuó tiān zuò le yí jiàn zhòng yào de shì.
    I did an important thing yesterday.
  • 做事
    Tā hěn huì zuò shì, lǎo bǎn hěn xǐ huan tā.
    She is good at handling matters, the boss likes her very much.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

做 means to do and 事 means matters or work, so the word means to do things or work.

Characters in this word

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

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