No. 127 in Chinese
作
"作" means "to do," "to make," "to act," or "to produce."
In a sentence
他正在作报告。
He is giving a report.
In this sentence, '作' is used as a verb meaning 'to compose or perform' in the context of presentation or speech.
这幅画是他作的。
This painting was made by him.
Here, '作' acts as a verb that means 'to create or make,' emphasizing the creation of an object or artwork.
请不要作恶。
Please do not commit evil.
In this context, '作' is used as part of an expression to indicate performing an action, combined with '恶' to denote doing something bad.
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