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HSK 6freq #483
Meanings
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- 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
- 1.(bound form) worker
- 2.(bound form) workshop
- 3.(slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
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Wiktionary
- 1.to get up (from a place)
- 2.to get up (in the morning) and go to work
- 3.to begin to grow; to come into being
- 4.to arise; to come about; to happen; to occur; to break out
- 5.to do; to perform; to carry out
- 6.to work; to exert oneself
- 7.to make; to manufacture
- 8.to compose; to write
- 9.to brace oneself; to boost
- 10.to feign; to pretend
- 11.to work as; to serve as
- 12.to build; to construct
- 13.to play; to perform
- 14.to emit; to give out
- 15.to start; to launch
- 16.to be like; similar
- 17.work; composition; article
- 18.affair; matter
- 19.measure; action
- 20.to farm; to plow; to till
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔsaːɡs, *ʔsaːɡs, *ʔsaːɡ): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 乍 (OC *zraːɡs). Derivative: 做 (“to do”) (the departing-tone variant).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
他靠寫作謀生。
He makes a living as a writer.
他靠寫作謀生。
He earns his living by writing.
我在製作電影。
I'm making a movie.
今晚天公作美。
The weather is nice tonight.
我需要作筆記。
I need to take notes.
他裝作沒在聽。
He pretended not to be listening.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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