2 sentences

1. 这种下作的行为，实在令人感到不齿。

   zhè zhǒng xià​zuo de xíng​wéi, shí​zài lìng rén gǎn​dào bù​chǐ.

   This kind of despicable behavior is truly beneath contempt.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. “下作”里的“作”读去声，表示下流、卑鄙的意思。

   “ xià​zuo” lǐ de“ zuò” dú qù shēng, biǎo​shì xià​liú, bēi​bǐ de yì​si.

   The character 'zuo' in 'xiazuo' is pronounced in the falling tone, meaning low, mean, or contemptible.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary