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做法

zuò fǎ

method

Usage note

做法表示做事情的方法。

zuò fǎ biǎo shì zuò shì qíng de fāng fǎ。

做法 means a method or way of doing something.

Context note

做法常用于烹饪、学习和处理事情。

zuò fǎ cháng yòng yú pēng rèn 、 xué xí hé chǔ lǐ shì qíng。

It is often used for cooking, learning, and handling matters.

5 examples

这个菜的做法很简单。
zhè ge cài de zuò fǎ hěn jiǎn dān。
The method for this dish is very simple.
你有什么好做法
nǐ yǒu shén me hǎo zuò fǎ?
Do you have a good method?
这种做法不太好。
zhè zhǒng zuò fǎ bú tài hǎo。
This approach is not very good.
请教我正确的做法
qǐng jiào wǒ zhèng què de zuò fǎ。
Please teach me the correct method.
老师介绍了几种做法
lǎo shī jiè shào le jǐ zhǒng zuò fǎ。
The teacher introduced several methods.

5 mini stories

妈妈告诉我煮饭的做法
mā ma gào sù wǒ zhǔ fàn de zuò fǎ。
Mom told me how to cook rice.
大家讨论更好的做法
dà jiā tǎo lùn gèng hǎo de zuò fǎ。
Everyone discussed a better method.
这个做法很省时间。
zhè ge zuò fǎ hěn shěng shí jiān。
This method saves time.
他换了一种做法,结果更好了。
tā huàn le yì zhǒng zuò fǎ, jié guǒ gèng hǎo le。
He changed his method, and the result was better.
不同的做法会有不同的结果。
bù tóng de zuò fǎ huì yǒu bù tóng de jié guǒ。
Different methods can lead to different results.

Mini dialogue

学做手工

A
这个纸飞机的做法难不难?
Zhège zhǐ fēijī de zuòfǎ nán bù nán?
Is the method for making this paper plane difficult?
B
不难,我教你简单的做法
Bù nán, wǒ jiāo nǐ jiǎndān de zuòfǎ.
Not difficult, I'll teach you the simple method.

请教问题

A
这道题的做法我不太明白。
Zhè dào tí de zuòfǎ wǒ bù tài míngbai.
I don't quite understand the method for this problem.
B
没关系,我们一起来看看正确的做法
Méiguānxi, wǒmen yīqǐ lái kànkan zhèngquè de zuòfǎ.
No problem, let's look at the correct method together.

Related words and contrasts

similar
方法
fāngfǎ
method; way

方法 is a more general word for method.

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办法
bànfǎ
solution; way to handle

办法 often means a way to solve a problem.

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