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組成

简组成 · 繁組成

Mandarin · pinyin zǔ chéng

to form
to make up
to constitute

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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
组: zǔ · class; section, department

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3–2 · zu3 cheng2

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zou2 sing4

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verb

to make up; to consist of; to constitute

noun

composition; constitution

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