do evil; commit wickedness
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to do evil; to commit wicked deeds; to perpetrate wrongdoing
Often used in the set phrase 作恶多端 (zuò'è-duōduān), meaning to commit all manner of evil. Can refer to criminal acts, moral wrongdoing, or general bad behavior.
Tā他
zài在
cūn村
lǐ里
zuò作
è恶
duō多
nián年
，
zhōng终
yú于
shòu受
dào到
le了
fǎ法
lǜ律
de的
zhì制
cái裁
。
He committed evil deeds in the village for many years and finally faced legal punishment.
Bié别
zài再
zuò作
è恶
le了
，
hái还
shì是
xíng行
shàn善
jī积
dé德
ba吧
。
Stop doing evil; better to do good and accumulate virtue.
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Zhè这
gè个
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
zuò作
è恶
duō多
duān端
，
fàn犯
xià下
le了
wú无
shù数
zuì罪
xíng行
。
This criminal gang committed all manner of evil, perpetrating countless crimes.