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做聲

简做声 · 繁做聲

Mandarin · pinyin zuò shēng

to speak
to emit sound

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做: zuò · work, make; act
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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4–1 · zuo4 sheng1

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verb

to make a sound; to break silence; to begin to speak

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