My understanding is that 作 is a character that combines with other characters to form new words and fixed expressions. I haven't met any examples where it is used as a standalone word.
做 on the other hand is used on its own to mean 'do' (along with other meanings). If you want to talk about doing something, this is the character to use.
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April 25, 2010 at 05:13 AMMy understanding is that 作 is a character that combines with other characters to form new words and fixed expressions. I haven't met any examples where it is used as a standalone word.
做 on the other hand is used on its own to mean 'do' (along with other meanings). If you want to talk about doing something, this is the character to use.