作出

Mandarin · pinyin zuò chū

Meanings

  1. to put out
  2. to come up with
  3. to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
  4. to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
  5. to draw (conclusion)
  6. to deliver (speech, judgment)
  7. to devise (explanation)
  8. to extract
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作
zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
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4–1 · zuo4 chu1

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verb

  1. to put out
  2. to come up with
  3. to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc.)
  4. to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc.)
  5. to draw (a conclusion)
  6. to deliver (a speech, judgment, etc.)
  7. to devise (an explanation)
  8. to extract

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作出 · zuo4 chu1
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Exact source record作出 作出 [zuo4 chu1] /to put out/to come up with/to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)/to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)/to draw (conclusion)/to deliver (speech, judgment)/to devise (explanation)/to extract/