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無做作

简无做作 · 繁無做作

Mandarin · pinyin wú zuò zuo

unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)

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做: zuò · work, make; act
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–4–5 · wu2 zuo4 zuo5

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mou4 zou6 zok3

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