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This versatile verb means to do, make, manage, or set up. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left side is the hand radical 扌 (shǒu), indicating an action requiring manual effort, while the right side is the phonetic component 高 (gāo), meaning high. Originally a regional term from southern China, it entered mainstream vocabulary as a colloquial, flexible word for nearly any physical or organizational activity, often replacing more formal verbs in everyday speech.
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他在搞卫生。
我们搞了一个派对。
请你搞清楚情况。
这件事搞得很麻烦。
他们正在搞一个新项目。
搞科研需要耐心和毅力。
他搞错了会议的时间。
这个问题很难搞定。