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作 (zuò): to do

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verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to do
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
Strokes: 7
Radical: 亻
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to do
to engage in
to write
to compose
to pretend
to feign
to regard as
to consider to be
to be
to act the part of
to feel (itchy

Chinese explanation

从事某种活动或进行某种行为，如工作、做事
创作、写作，如作画、作曲
当作、作为，如过期作废
发生、产生，如鼓声大作。

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