作
- 49th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
- 1 dictionary entry
- Appears in 347 words
- Component in 1 character
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. zuò (zuo4)to do • to grow • to write or compose • to pretend • to regard as • to feel • writings or works
Pronunciation Clues
There are no phonetic clues for this character.
Appears In
作 also appears in:Example Words
Common
zuò pǐn (zuo4 pin3)work (of art) • opus • CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
zuò yè (zuo4 ye4)school assignment • homework • work • task • operation • CL:個|个[ge4] • to operate
zuò wéi (zuo4 wei2)one's conduct • deed • activity • accomplishment • achievement • to act as • as (in the capacity of) • qua • to view as • to look upon (sth as) • to take sth to be
gōng zuò (gong1 zuo4)to work • (of a machine) to operate • job • work • task • CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
Uncommon
zuò chū (zuo4 chu1)to put out • to come up with • to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) • to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) • to draw (conclusion) • to deliver (speech, judgment) • to devise (explanation) • to extract
zuò niè (zuo4 nie4)to sin
zuò jiā (zuo4 jia1)author • CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
zuò bì (zuo4 bi4)to practice fraud • to cheat • to engage in corrupt practices
zuò guài (zuo4 guai4)(of a ghost) to make strange things happen • to act up • to act behind the scenes • to make mischief • odd • to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
zuò xī (zuo4 xi1)work and rest
zuò wén (zuo4 wen2)to write an essay • composition (student essay) • CL:篇[pian1]
zuò àn (zuo4 an4)to commit a crime
zuò yòng (zuo4 yong4)to act on • to affect • action • function • activity • impact • result • effect • purpose • intent • to play a role • corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization • CL:個|个[ge4]
zuò tòng (zuo4 tong4)to ache
zuò suì (zuo4 sui4)haunted • to haunt
zuò zhě (zuo4 zhe3)author • writer • CL:個|个[ge4]
zuò zuo (zuo4 zuo5)affected • artificial
fù zuò yòng (fu4 zuo4 yong4)side effect
chuàng zuò (chuang4 zuo4)to create • to produce • to write • creative work • creation • CL:個|个[ge4]
lì zuò (li4 zuo4)to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc) • a masterpiece
huà zuò (hua4 zuo4)to change into • to turn into • to become
hé zuò (he2 zuo4)to cooperate • to collaborate • to work together • cooperation • CL:個|个[ge4]
dà zuò (da4 zuo4)to make sth big of it • sudden big and impressive event (sound, flash, burst, wind) • to exaggerate
gōng zuò shì (gong1 zuo4 shi4)studio • workshop
gōng zuò rì (gong1 zuo4 ri4)workday • working day • weekday
gōng zuò zhě (gong1 zuo4 zhe3)worker
gōng zuò liàng (gong1 zuo4 liang4)workload • volume of work
zhèn zuò (zhen4 zuo4)to bestir oneself • to pull oneself together • to cheer up • to uplift • to stimulate
cāo zuò (cao1 zuo4)to work • to operate • to manipulate
gù zuò (gu4 zuo4)to pretend • to feign
chǎo zuò (chao3 zuo4)to hype • to promote (in the media)
liú zuò (liu2 zuo4)to set apart
kàn zuò (kan4 zuo4)to look upon as • to regard as
zì zuò (zi4 zuo4)to act for oneself • to view oneself (to be clever, virtuous, attractive) • exaggerated self-esteem
yùn zuò (yun4 zuo4)to operate • operations • workings • activities (usu. of an organization) • thread (computing)