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作
用
zuò
yòng
HSK 4
作用
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
Animate
Example Sentences
dàn
shì
但
是
zhè
xiē
这
些
chéng
fèn
成
分
dào
dǐ
到
底
shì
是
shén
什
me
么
,
tā
men
它
们
yǒu
有
shén
什
me
么
zuò
yòng
作
用
ne
呢
?
But what are those ingredients, and what do they do?
wǒ
我
bù
不
míng
bái
明
白
zěn
怎
me
么
huì
会
rèn
wéi
认
为
dìng
定
gè
个
shàng
xiàn
上
限
jiù
就
huì
会
yǒu
有
zhè
zhǒng
这
种
zuò
yòng
作
用
。
I do not know why the ceiling should be expected to have that effect.
zhè
gè
这
个
wèn
tí
问
题
yòu
又
jiāng
将
wǒ
men
我
们
dài
带
dào
到
kàn
看
bù
不
jiàn
见
guài
wù
怪
物
yǐn
qǐ
引
起
de
的
pò
huài
xìng
破
坏
性
zuò
yòng
作
用
shàng
上
。
Which brings me back to the destructive effect of focusing on invisible monsters.
tā
men
他
们
duì
对
bǎo
wèi
保
卫
hé
píng
和
平
qǐ
起
zhe
着
yuè
越
lái
来
yuè
越
zhòng
yào
重
要
de
的
zuò
yòng
作
用
。
They are playing an increasingly important part [role] in safeguarding peace.
tā
men
他
们
duì
对
jiào
shī
教
师
zài
在
jiào
xué
教
学
zhōng
中
de
的
guān
jiàn
关
键
zuò
yòng
作
用
chóng
xīn
重
新
jìn
xíng
进
行
le
了
píng
评
jià
价
。
They reappraised the key role of the teacher in the learning process.
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