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作出 (zuò chū) — to make, to issue, to produce (an abstract result, e.g. a decision, apology, statement, conclusion)

Definition

作出 pairs with abstract outputs (决定, 声明, 解释, 选择) to mean 'to make / issue' a formal result. 决定 is the decision itself; 作出决定 means to make that decision.

verb
to maketo issueto produce (an abstract result, e.g. a decision, apology, statement, conclusion)

Examples

  • 作出。
    Tā zuò chū le yí gè zhèng què de xuǎn zé.
    He made a correct choice.
  • 作出。
    Lǎo shī zuò chū le xiáng xì de jiě shì.
    The teacher gave a detailed explanation.
  • 作出。
    Zhèng fǔ zuò chū le gōng kāi shēng míng.
    The government issued a public statement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

作zuòmake; do
出chūout

作 means to make or do, and 出 indicates the result coming out, together to produce or issue.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
乍
乍zhà作zuò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 亻 comes from 人, meaning 'person', and the right side 乍 gives the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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