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做人做事 — “How one conducts oneself in life and work”

做人做事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “how one conducts oneself in life and work”. The principles and methods of being a person and handling affairs; one's approach to life and tasks. Literally, “to be a person and to do things”.

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做人做事 Pronunciation and Pinyin

做人做事 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
做
zuò11to do or make
人
rén2human being, person
做
zuò11to do or make
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking

Example Sentence with 做人做事

他总是教育孩子们要学会做人做事,这样才能赢得大家的尊重。
He always teaches his children to learn how to conduct themselves in life and work, so they can earn everyone's respect.

Idioms Related to 做人做事

Synonyms of 做人做事

  • lì立shēn身chǔ处shì世conduct oneself in society

More idioms starting with 做

  • zuò做yī一tiān天hé和shang尚zhuàng撞yī一tiān天zhōng钟muddle through day by day
  • zuò做yī一rì日hé和shàng尚zhuàng撞yī一tiān天zhōng钟muddle through perfunctorily
  • zuò做yī一rì日hé和shàng尚zhuàng撞yī一rì日zhōng钟Muddle through duties perfunctorily
  • zuò做rén人zuò做shì世conduct oneself in society
  • zuò做gāng刚zuò做róu柔use both firm and gentle approaches
  • zuò做hǎo好zuò做è恶feign good or evil as needed
  • zuò做hǎo好zuò做dǎi歹to persuade with every possible method
  • zuò做xiǎo小fú伏dī低to humble oneself and fawn upon others
  • zuò做xiǎo小fú服dī低act humbly and submissively
  • zuò做zhāng张zuò做shì势put on an act
  • zuò做zhāng张zuò做zhì智to put on airs
  • zuò做zhāng张zuò做zhì致to put on airs

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Questions about 做人做事

What does 做人做事 mean?

做人做事 (zuò rén zuò shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “how one conducts oneself in life and work”.

How do you pronounce 做人做事?

做人做事 is pronounced zuò rén zuò shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 做人做事 literally mean?

Literally, 做人做事 means “to be a person and to do things”. It is used to mean “how one conducts oneself in life and work”.

What is the Chinese definition of 做人做事?

指在社会上立身处世

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