Chinese Word: 作 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

作HSK 1

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

Antonyms: 息

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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:
作品 [ zuò pǐn ]: work (of art); opus; Classifiers: 部
作者 [ zuò zhě ]: author; writer; Classifiers: 个
作用 [ 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
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Pinyin: zuō

English Definition: worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
Example Words:
作坊 [ zuō fang ]: workshop (of artisan)
More: 作* | *作 | *作*

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