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| Pronunciation |
: |
zuò |
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| Meaning |
: |
- write; compose. (v)
- writings; work. (n)
- regard as; take something or somebody for. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
亻 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
作 |
| Usage |
: |
69.8% |
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Sentences:
| 1. Mozart began to compose when he was five years old. |
| mò |
zhā |
tè |
wǔ |
suì |
jiù |
kāi |
shǐ |
zuò |
qǔ |
le |
。 |
| 莫 |
扎 |
特 |
五 |
岁 |
就 |
开 |
始 |
作 |
曲 |
了 |
。 |
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| 莫扎特 |
: |
(Name of a Person) Mozart |
| 五 |
: |
(numeral) five |
| 岁 |
: |
(measure word) year (used for age) |
| 就 |
: |
as early as, already |
| 开始 |
: |
start, begin |
| 作 |
: |
write, compose |
| 曲 |
: |
music |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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| 2. His writings/works are very popular. |
| tā |
de |
zhù |
zuò |
hěn |
shòu |
huān |
yíng |
。 |
| 他 |
的 |
著 |
作 |
很 |
受 |
欢 |
迎 |
。 |
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| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 著作 |
: |
writings, works |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 受 |
: |
receive, accept |
| 欢迎 |
: |
be well received |
|
| 3. Don’t neglect my advice. |
| bié |
bǎ |
wǒ |
de |
quàng |
ào |
dàng |
zuò |
ěr |
biān |
fēng |
。 |
| 别 |
把 |
我 |
的 |
劝 |
告 |
当 |
作 |
耳 |
边 |
风 |
。 |
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| 别 |
: |
do not |
| 把 |
: |
take |
| 我的 |
: |
my |
| 劝告 |
: |
advice |
| 当作 |
: |
to view as, see |
| 耳边风 |
: |
unheeded advice (a puff of wind passing the ear) |
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