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做人情

Mandarin · pinyin zuò rén qíng

to do a favor to sb

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做: zuò · work, make; act
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion

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4–2–2 · zuo4 ren2 qing2

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verb

(verb-object) to do someone a good turn; to give someone a favour
(chiefly Cantonese) to give someone a wedding red packet or gift

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