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作曲者

zuò qǔ zhědictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
composer / song writer
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-8fe8ac944500beec. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

作曲者 作曲者 [zuo4 qu3 zhe3] /composer/song writer/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 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

  • 曲
    qū

    bent / crooked / wrong / fermentation starter / leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qú]

    qǔ

    tune / song / CL:支[zhī]

    Qū

    surname Qu

  • 者
    zhě

    (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hòu] or 前[qián] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

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