📘 Lernkarte #2772 — 做饭 (zuòfàn)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 做饭
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Pinyin: zuòfàn
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IPA: [tswɔ̂ fan̂]
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Tone: 🟣 4 + 🟣 4
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Meaning: to cook; to make a meal
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Semantic class: verb (daily activity)
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HSK: 1
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Frequency: extremely high (daily life)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
做饭 (zuòfàn) means to cook / to prepare meals, especially home cooking.
DE:
做饭 (zuòfàn) bedeutet kochen / Essen zubereiten, meist im Alltag zu Hause.
做 = to do / make
饭 = cooked food; meal
➡️ 做饭 = make food
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 做饭给… |
zuòfàn gěi… |
cook for … |
für jdn. kochen |
| 在家做饭 |
zài jiā zuòfàn |
cook at home |
zu Hause kochen |
| 会做饭 |
huì zuòfàn |
can cook |
kochen können |
| 做饭时间 |
zuòfàn shíjiān |
cooking time |
Kochzeit |
| 不做饭 |
bù zuòfàn |
not cook |
nicht kochen |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
做饭 (zuòfàn) is the most common verb for cooking meals in everyday Mandarin.
Typical usage
daily routine
我每天晚上做饭。
Wǒ měitiān wǎnshang zuòfàn.
I cook every evening.
ability
她很会做饭。
Tā hěn huì zuòfàn.
She’s very good at cooking.
choice
今天我们在家做饭吧。
Jīntiān wǒmen zài jiā zuòfàn ba.
Let’s cook at home today.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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general term for cooking meals
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not specific to cooking methods
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very common with 在家 / 给… / 会
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
做饭 (zuòfàn) ist das Standardverb für kochen im Alltag.
Typische Verwendung
Alltag
我妈妈每天做饭。
Wǒ māma měitiān zuòfàn.
Meine Mutter kocht jeden Tag.
Fähigkeit
他不会做饭。
Tā bú huì zuòfàn.
Er kann nicht kochen.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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neutraler, alltäglicher Ausdruck
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nicht auf Restaurantküche beschränkt
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sehr häufig in Gesprächen
🌟 COMPARISON — 做饭 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| cook (meals) |
zuòfàn |
做饭 |
daily cooking |
| cook (general) |
zuò cài |
做菜 |
make dishes |
| boil |
zhǔ |
煮 |
method |
| fry |
chǎo |
炒 |
method |
| eat |
chī |
吃 |
opposite action |
01｜Syllable Analysis — zuò · fàn
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zuò — IPA [tswɔ̂] — Tone 4 — do / make
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fàn — IPA [fan̂] — Tone 4 — cooked food
Tone pattern: 4 → 4
→ effort → completion
02｜Mnemonics — 做饭
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
make food |
Essen machen |
| Tone link |
strong → strong |
Arbeit |
| Visual |
cooking at stove |
am Herd kochen |
| Memory tip |
“do food” |
„Essen machen“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 做饭
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
cook |
kochen |
| Usage |
daily life |
Alltag |
| Tone |
4 + 4 |
4. + 4. Ton |
| Register |
neutral |
neutral |
| Frequency |
extremely high |
extrem hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 做饭 = 吃饭 ❌ (cook ≠ eat)
❌ 做饭 = 炒 ❌ (general ≠ specific method)
✅ 会做饭 ✔️
✅ 在家做饭 ✔️
✅ 给家人做饭 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2772 — 做饭 (zuòfàn)
EN:
A core high-frequency verb meaning to cook, essential for everyday conversation.
DE:
Ein zentrales Hochfrequenzverb für kochen, unverzichtbar im Alltag.