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作茧
作繭
zuòjiǎn
1. to make a cocoon

Character Breakdown

作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
HSK 1 7 丶
茧
jiǎn
cocoon; callus, blister
9 丶

Compound Words (1)

作茧自缚
zuòjiǎnzìfù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

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