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作出

zuò chū · zuo chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to put out
  2. to come up with
  3. to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
  4. to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
  5. to draw (conclusion)
  6. to deliver (speech, judgment)
  7. to devise (explanation)
  8. to extract
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Heads or tails?

  1. Dengdeng

    菜单(càidān)你(nǐ)看(kàn)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)了(le)，快(kuài)作出(zuòchū)决定(juédìng)吧(ba)！

    You've looked at the menu for ten minutes. Make a decision!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)真的(zhēnde)很(hěn)难(nán)作出(zuòchū)决定(juédìng)，火锅(huǒguō)还是(háishi)烤鸭(kǎoyā)？

    It's really hard to decide: hot pot or roast duck?

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)抛(pāo)硬币(yìngbì)，正面(zhèngmiàn)火锅(huǒguō)，反面(fǎnmiàn)烤鸭(kǎoyā)。

    Let's flip a coin. Heads, hot pot. Tails, roast duck.

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)正面(zhèngmiàn)……再(zài)来(lái)一次(yīcì)！

    It's heads... Let's do it again!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)作出(zuòchū)决定(juédìng)了(le)！

    See, you've made your decision already!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)需(xū)要(yào)做(zuò)决(jué)定(dìng)——即(jí)刻(kè)作(zuò)出(chū)决(jué)定(dìng)。

They needed to make a decision - an immediate decision.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)对(duì)客(kè)户(hù)的(de)投(tóu)诉(sù)很(hěn)快(kuài)作(zuò)出(chū)了(le)回(huí)应(yìng)。

The company quickly responded to the customer's complaint.

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