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作東

简作东 · 繁作東

Mandarin · pinyin zuò dōng

to host (a dinner)
to treat
to pick up the check

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作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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4–1 · zuo4 dong1

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