Mandarin

Romanization

zuo

1. Nonstandard spelling of zuō.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zuó.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zuǒ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of zuò.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle English

Adverb

zuo

1. so

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tō, whence also Old English tō.

Preposition

zuo ‎(+ dative)

1. to

Descendants

• German: zu

Volapük

Etymology

zu +‎ -o

Adverb

zuo

1. (conjunctive) in addition