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xiě zuò

x+iě·3rd tonez+uò·4th tone

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Tom writes under the pen name "Jorg".

汤姆以周尔格为笔名来写作。

He forgot to do his homework.

他忘了写作业。

Tom can write almost like a native speaker, but his pronunciation is terrible.

Tom写作可以写的像本国人一样，可是他的发音很烂

I didn't do the homework.

没写作业。

He can play computer games as long as he does his homework.

只要他写作业，他就能玩游戏了。

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