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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

做vs.作

做: [ zuò ]
1. to do
2. to make
3. to produce

作: [ zuō, zuò, zuó ]
1. to regard as
2. to take (somebody) for
3. to do
4. to make

'做' is usually used as a verb, '作' is usually used to compose another verb or noun.

For Example:

1. 说是容易时难。
Easier said than done.

2. 我有一大堆工作要做。('工作' means 'work' or 'job')
I have a mountain of work to do.

3. 看看你都了些什么!
Just look at what you've done!

4. 我和他合作做这项工作。('合作' means 'team up with' or 'cooperate')
I teamed up with him to do the work.