做人
zuò rén
Pinyin

Definition

做人
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zuò rén
  1. to conduct oneself
  2. to behave with integrity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
做
zuò
  1. 1 to do
  2. 2 to make
  3. 3 to produce
  4. 4 to write
  5. 5 to compose
  6. 6 to act as
  7. 7 to engage in
  8. 8 to hold (a party)
  9. 9 to be
  10. 10 to become
  11. 11 to function (in some capacity)
  12. 12 to serve as
  13. 13 to be used for
  14. 14 to form (a bond or relationship)
  15. 15 to pretend
  16. 16 to feign
  17. 17 to act a part
  18. 18 to put on appearance
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
人人
rén rén
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 every person
人们
rén men
  1. 1 people
人儿
rén r5
  1. 1 figurine
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
人参
rén shēn
  1. 1 ginseng

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural

Sample Sentences

嗯，你真会做人啊！我听说上海外滩挺好玩的。
en ，nǐ zhēn huì zuòrén a ！wǒ tīngshuō Shànghǎi Wàitān tǐng hǎowán de 。
Well, you are really sociable. I heard that Shanghai Bund is quite fun.
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做人要诚实，老一辈的都说说谎是会下地狱、割舌头的。
zuòrén yào chéngshí ，lǎoyībèi de dōu shuō shuōhuǎng shì huì xià dìyù 、gē shétou de 。
We need to be honest. Elders always say that people who lie would go to hell and their tongues would be cut.
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你看你！你就是做人太严肃了，下巴才会这么方！
nǐ kàn nǐ ！nǐ jiù shì zuòrén tài yánsù le ，xiàba cái huì zhème fāng ！
Look at you! You really take life too seriously, that must be why your chin is so square!
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诶，怎么能那么功利主義呢？做人要低调，要有纪律，在平凡的岗位上做出不平凡的事迹。时刻准备着，好吗？
éi ，zěnme néng nàme gōnglìzhǔyì ne ？zuòrén yào dīdiào ，yàoyǒu jìlǜ ，zài píngfán de gǎngwèi shàng zuòchū bù píngfán de shìjì 。shíkè zhǔnbèi zhe ，hǎo ma ？
Agh, how can you be so utilitarian? To be a good person, you have to be low key and have discipline, and do extraordinary things in an ordinary job. And be ready at any moment, OK?
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有百分之四十一点七的应届毕业生认为，找工作时最看重的因素是“工作是我实现个人价值的重要部分”，有百分之二十六点九七的应届毕业生认为“工作必须符合我的兴趣，做人开心最重要”。
yǒu bǎifēnzhī sìshíyī diǎn qī de yīngjiè bìyèshēng rènwéi ，zhǎo gōngzuò shí zuì kànzhòng de yīnsù shì “gōngzuò shì wǒ shíxiàn gèrén jiàzhí de zhòngyào bùfen ”，yǒu bǎifēnzhī èrshíliù diǎn jiǔqī de yīngjiè bìyèshēng rènwéi “gōngzuò bìxū fúhé wǒ de xìngqù ，zuòrén kāixīn zuì zhòngyào ”。
41.7% of recent graduates believe that the most important factor in finding a job is that "work plays an important role to achieve their personal value." 26.97% of recent graduates think that "work must be in line with my interests, and happiness is most important."
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在老师的教导下，孩子们学会了做人做事的道理。
zài lǎoshī de jiàodǎo xià ，háizǐmen xuéhuì le zuòrén zuòshì de dàolǐ 。
Under the guidance of their teacher, the kids learnt how to conduct themselves in life and how to handle life's troubles.
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我的员工里就你学历最高，但你最不会做人，我不需要这种员工，你明天就不用来了，回家里玩沙吧！
wǒ de yuángōng lǐ jiù nǐ xuélì zuì gāo ，dàn nǐ zuì bú huì zuòrén ，wǒ bù xūyào zhèzhǒng yuángōng ，nǐ míngtiān jiù búyòng lái le ，huí jiā lǐ wán shā ba ！
You may be the most educated among my employees, but you have the least integrity. I don't need that kind of employee, don't come in tomorrow! Go home and play in your sandbox!
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咱们就老老实实做人吧，一般情况下档案上不会有什么污点的。
zánmen jiù lǎolǎoshíshí zuòrén ba ，yībān qíngkuàng xià dàng\'àn shàng bù huì yǒu shénme wūdiǎn de 。
Just be an honest and good person. In most situations, you won't get any blemishes on your record.
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教书很难 ---- 又要做戏，又要又要做人。---- 出自《 张爱玲语录 》。
jiāoshū hěn nán ---- yòu yào zuòxì ，yòu yào yòu yào zuòrén 。---- chūzì 《 Zhāng Àilíng yǔlù 》。
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我就算无罪释放，别人也会对我指指点点，我以后怎么做人？
wǒ jiùsuàn wúzuìshìfàng ，biérén yě huì duì wǒ to indicate ，wǒ yǐhòu zěnme zuòrén ？
Even if I get released with a ''not guilty" verdict, other people will point at me. In the future, how will I get by?
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