Taiwan Mandarin

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zuòyòng·ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ

“effect; impact; function; purpose; intent; activity; (suffix) -ation, -tion”

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zuò·ㄗㄨㄛˋ

to do; to make; to write or compose; to act or perform; to pretend; to regard as; to feel (e.g. itchy); worker; workshop

yòng·ㄩㄥˋ

to use; to employ; to apply; to operate; to need; to have to; usefulness; utility; expense; outlay; (literary) hence; therefore