做饭

zuò fàn

HSK 3.0 Level 1 Common

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Definitions

1. to prepare a meal
2. to cook

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 烧菜 shāo cài 烧菜 shāo cài to cook 上海话中常用“烧菜”代替“做饭”，偏口语。: to cook

Related words

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• 煮饭 zhǔ fàn 煮饭 zhǔ fàn to cook 强调煮米饭的动作，也泛指做饭。: to cook
• 做菜 zuò cài 做菜 zuò cài to cook 侧重于做菜肴，与“做饭”相近。: to cook

Synonyms

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• 烹饪 pēng rèn 烹饪 pēng rèn cooking; culinary arts ‘烹饪’ is more formal and refers to cooking as a culinary skill.: cooking; culinary arts

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“在家”“给家人”“学会”搭配，如“在家做饭”“学会做饭”。

Common mistakes

注意：“做饭”的“饭”不可误写为“反”；读音zuò fàn，不是zuō fàn。

Example Sentences

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做饭 是他最拿手的事情。

Cooking is what he is best at.

别费心 做饭 了，我们去外面买点现成的。

Don't bother cooking, let's go out and buy something ready-made.

妈妈每天 做饭 。

Mom cooks every day.

我嫂子 做饭 很好吃。

My sister-in-law cooks very well.

我懒得 做饭 。

I can't be bothered to cook.

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Child Words of 做饭

• 做 做 zuò: to make; to produce
• 饭 饭 fàn: cooked rice