---
title: "Zuofan Meaning: 做饭 (zuòfàn) Means “to cook”"
description: "做饭 (traditional 做飯, zuòfàn) means “to cook; to prepare a meal”. Hear its tones, see what 做 and 饭 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zuofan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 做饭 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

做饭 zuòfàn

## to cook; to prepare a meal

## Its characters

1. 做 zuò to do
2. 饭 fàn meal

## In a sentence

我妈妈每天给我们做饭。 My mom cooks for us every day.

到家了，奶奶**做饭**，爷爷和孩子读书、写字。

From [谁去接孩子？ · Who picks up kids from school in China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-picks-up-kids-from-school-in-china#library-word-156-158)

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## More words with 做 or 饭

- [饭搭子 fàndāzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fandazi)
- [饭店 fàndiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fandian)
- [干饭人 gànfànrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganfanren)
- [米饭 mǐfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mifan)
- [晚饭 wǎnfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanfan)
- [午饭 wǔfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wufan)
- [早饭 zǎofàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaofan)
- [做法 zuòfǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zuofa)
- [做梦 zuòmèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zuomeng)

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