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做好做恶
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做好做恶 — “To feign goodness or wickedness as circumstances require”

做好做恶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feign goodness or wickedness as circumstances require”. To play a role as needed. Literally, “do good, do evil”.

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做好做恶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

做好做恶 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
做
zuò11to do or make
好
hǎo6good, well, okay, very
做
zuò11to do or make
恶
è10evil, bad, wicked

Example Sentence with 做好做恶

他在同事面前总是做好做恶,谁也不知道他真实的想法。
He always plays a role in front of his colleagues, adapting his demeanor to the situation; no one knows his true thoughts.

Idioms Related to 做好做恶

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rén人zuò做shì事how one conducts oneself in life and work
  • zuò做gāng刚zuò做róu柔use both firm and gentle approaches
  • 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 做好做恶

What does 做好做恶 mean?

做好做恶 (zuò hǎo zuò è) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feign goodness or wickedness as circumstances require”.

How do you pronounce 做好做恶?

做好做恶 is pronounced zuò hǎo zuò è in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 做好做恶 literally mean?

Literally, 做好做恶 means “do good, do evil”. It is used to mean “to feign goodness or wickedness as circumstances require”.

What is the Chinese definition of 做好做恶?

假装做好人或恶人,以事应付。

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