mikenh Posted November 26, 2005 at 05:50 PM Report Share Posted November 26, 2005 at 05:50 PM Hi all, I am confused as when to use each of them. What are the main differences between them? Thanks!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhxlier Posted December 2, 2005 at 10:55 PM Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 at 10:55 PM Hi mikenh, This is a hard question. I am a native speaker of Chinese and feel it difficult to answer. I'll try my best: 做 vs 干 (1) Both mean "to do". 做 is more formal and 干 is more casual. 你在做什么？and 你在干什么？both mean "What are you doing?", but the latter is more commonly used in daily conversation. (2) 做 can mean “to make", "to create". 做饭; 做衣服。干 doesn't have the meaning. (3) A special usage: 做活（儿） and 干活（儿） are different. In 干活（儿）, 干 means to do. 干活（儿） means "to do stuff". In 做活（儿）, 做 means to create. 活儿 is the abbreviation of 针线活（儿）， which is the sewing and embroidering work that are traditionally done by women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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