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組織

简组织 · 繁組織

Mandarin · pinyin zǔ zhī

to organize
organization
(biology) tissue
(textiles) weave
Classifier: 個 gè

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織: Look up this written character
组: zǔ · class; section, department
织: zhī · weave, knit; organize, unite

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3–1 · zu3 zhi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zou2 zik1

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verb

to organize; to arrange
(Classical) to spin and weave fabric
(Classical) to compose poetry

noun

organization (group of people with a purpose) (Classifier: 個／个 m)
(biology) tissue (Classifier: 個／个 m)

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