名 作

míng zuòdictionary entry

masterpiece / famous work

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

名作名作 [ming2 zuo4] /masterpiece/famous work/

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Reference information

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Character information

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名
míng
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
作
zuō
(bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)
zuò
to do / to engage in / to write / to compose / to pretend / to feign / to regard as / to consider to be / to be / to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings / works

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