Results for “做”

to do needlework

to make an error

(slang) (of a woman) to work as a prostitute

to pull a face / to grimace / to scowl

(slang) (of a man) to work as a prostitute

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom) / fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog / in for a penny, in for a pound

keep silent / not say a word

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night / you can rest with a clear conscience

(idiom) to be all talk and no action / to preach what one does not practice

to be all talk and no action

to be called / to be referred to as

happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) / all take and no give

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here

lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience.

to follow one's nose

to undertake / to take on (i.e. to accept a task)

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here

an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)

to liken to / to compare to

to have nothing to do / to have time on one's hands

unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)

to do as instructed / to comply

to make (food) on the spot / freshly-made

lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom) / fig. it is done and can't be changed / It's too late to change anything now. / also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭

if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

to make to order / to have sth made to order

to try doing (sth) to see how well it turns out / to experiment

to turn into

to redo

to start a new life / to make a fresh start

to tailor-make / tailor-made / tailored to / customized

variant of 作主[zuò zhǔ]

variant of 做賬|做账[zuò zhàng]

variant of 坐莊|坐庄[zuò zhuāng]

variant of 作證|作证[zuò zhèng]