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作

zuō · zuo/zuò · zuo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6

Meaning

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zuō 作

  1. (bound form) worker
  2. (bound form) workshop
  3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)

zuò 作

  1. to do; to engage in
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to pretend; to feign
  4. to regard as; to consider to be
  5. to be; to act the part of
  6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
  7. writings; works

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)外(wài)套(tào)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)材(cái)料(liào)作(zuò)的(de)？

What stuff is this jacket made of?

Tatoeba: Chinese by aliene · English by qdii · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)要(yào)冰(bīng)激(jī)淋(lín)作(zuò)甜(tián)点(diǎn)。

I want ice cream for dessert.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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