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作Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1
Antonyms: 息
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 人
Ideographic:A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
    • 乍 [ zhà ] first time, for the first time, suddenly
Similar Characters: 仵 佯 诈 怍 昨 炸
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1
Pinyin: zuò
English Definition:to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works
Chinese Definition:
①起，兴起，现在起：振作。枪声大作。
②从事，做工：工作。作息。作业。
③举行，进行：作别(分别)。作乱。作案。作战。作报告。
④干出，做出，表现出，制造出：作恶。作弊。作梗。作祟。作态。作色。作为。作难。作奸犯科(为非作歹，触犯法令)。
⑤当成，充当：作罢。作保。作伐(做媒人)。作壁上观(人家交战，自己站在营垒上看，喻坐观别人成败)。
⑥创造：创作。写作。作曲。作者。
⑦文艺方面的成品：作品。不朽之作。
⑧同“做”。
⑨旧时手工业制造加工的场所：作坊。
⑩从事某种活动：作揖。作弄。作死。
Example Words:
工作HSK 1 gōng zuò to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; Classifiers: 个
作品HSK 5 zuò pǐn work (of art); opus; Classifiers: 部
作者HSK 4 zuò zhě author; writer; Classifiers: 个
作用HSK 4 zuò yòng to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; Classifiers: 个
创作HSK 6 chuàng zuò to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; Classifiers: 个
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2
Pinyin: zuō
English Definition:worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
Example Words:
作坊 zuō fang workshop (of artisan)
五行八作 wǔ háng bā zuō all the trades; people of all trades and professions
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Example Sentences
1
nǐ
你
zài
在
nǎ lǐ
哪里
gōng zuò
工作
？
Where do you work?
2
wǒ
我
de
的
gōng zuò
工作
hěn máng
很忙
。
My work is very busy.
3
tā
他
de
的
dòng zuò
动作
hěn kuài
很快
。
His movements are very quick.
4
wǒ
我
yào
要
qù
去
zuò
做
zuò yè
作业
。
I need to do my homework.
5
tā
她
gōng zuò
工作
fēi cháng
非常
nǔ lì
努力
。
She works very hard.
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