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做自己

Mandarin · pinyin zuò zì jǐ

to be oneself

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做: zuò · work, make; act
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
己: jǐ · self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

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4–4–3 · zuo4 zi4 ji3

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