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做 vs 作

zuò do/make vs. zuò work/act: concrete vs. abstract "do".

做
zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ
to make; to produce; to write; to compose
radical 亻 · man, person; people
Someone 亻 who causes things to happen 故; 故 also provides the pronuncation
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作
zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ
to do; to engage in; to write; to compose
radical 亻 · man, person; people
A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation
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