How to say “cook” in Chinese
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“Cook” in Chinese is 做饭, zuò fàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
做饭 is read zuò fàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”.
On the left, 饣 “food”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “做饭”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 做饭. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 晚上我妈妈做饭wǎnshangwǒmāmazuòfànIn the evening my mom cooks.
- 你会做饭吗？nǐhuìzuòfànmaCan you cook?
- 我不想做饭点2外卖吧wǒbùxiǎngzuòfàn,diǎnwàimàibaI don't feel like cooking — let's order delivery.
- 妈妈在厨房做饭。māmazàichúfángzuòfànMom is cooking in the kitchen.
- 亲爱的，今天我做饭，你休息吧。qīn’àide,jīntiānwǒzuòfàn,nǐxiūxibaDarling, I'm cooking today — you get some rest.
- 志愿者们打扫的打扫做饭的做饭zhìyuànzhěmendǎsǎodedǎsǎo,zuòfàndezuòfànThe volunteers: some are cleaning, some are cooking.
More words from the lesson “Breakfast, lunch, dinner”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cook” in Chinese?
“Cook” in Chinese is 做饭, pinyin zuò fàn.
What does 做饭 mean?
做饭 (zuò fàn) means “cook”.
How do you write 做饭?
做饭 is 2 characters: 做 (zuò) — do, make; 饭 (fàn) — food, cooked rice. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 做饭?
做饭 is read zuò fàn. Tones: zuò — fourth tone, fàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“cook” in the lesson “Breakfast, lunch, dinner”
This word is from the topic “Time and the day” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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