zuò
作
to do / to make
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Words with 作
工作 gōng zuò
to work; (of a machine) to operate
HSK 1
动作 dòng zuò
movement; motion; action; to act; to move
HSK 1
作用 zuò yòng
to act on; to affect
HSK 2
作业 zuò yè
school assignment; homework
HSK 2
作家 zuò jiā
author
HSK 2
作文 zuò wén
to write an essay; composition (student essay)
HSK 2
叫作 jiào zuò
to call; to be called
HSK 2
合作 hé zuò
to cooperate; to collaborate
HSK 3
作品 zuò pǐn
work (of art); opus
HSK 3
制作 zhì zuò
to make; to manufacture
HSK 3
作者 zuò zhě
author; writer
HSK 3
创作 chuàng zuò
to create; to produce
HSK 3
Examples from your lessons
- 还没，我工作还没做完。 Not yet, I haven't finished my work. Lesson 14
- 她工作很忙，常常不在家。 She's busy at work and often not home. Lesson 111
- 我的工作做了一半，还有一半。 I've done half my work; half is left. Lesson 119
- 有点儿发烧。昨天我工作到晚上十二点。 A slight fever. Yesterday I worked until midnight. 你哪里不舒服？
- 她的丈夫在医院工作，是医生。 Her husband works at a hospital as a doctor. 认识新朋友
- 他七点开始上班，每天工作十个小时。 He starts work at seven and works ten hours every day. 爸爸的一天
Ideographic: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation