作

zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ

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HSK 6 TOCFL 5

Meaning

Meanings

1
to do; to engage in
2
to write; to compose
3
to pretend; to feign
4
to regard as; to consider to be
5
to be; to act the part of
6
to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
7
writings; works

Examples

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別作聲！

Don't talk!

她的作文作得十分好，只不過有幾個字拼錯了。

Her composition is very good except for a few errors in spelling.

他們作夢也想不到會輸掉這場比賽。

Little did they dream of losing the game.

別氣餒，繼續寫作吧。

Keep a good heart and go on writing.

我喜歡閱讀多於寫作。

I prefer reading to writing.

Related: 作

作品

zuò pǐn

work (of art)

作客

zuò kè

to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn

作家

zuò jiā

author

作对

zuò duì

to set oneself against

作弊

zuò bì

to practice fraud

作怪

zuò guài

(of a ghost) to make strange things happen

作战

zuò zhàn

combat

作文

zuò wén

to write an essay

Stroke practice

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