作 zuò do
do; to make; to write; to act as
How to remember 作: 亻 person + 乍 suddenly = do. The person on the sofa suddenly jumps up, remembering all the homework she still has to do.
Component breakdown
作 = 亻 person + 乍 suddenly
- 亻 person
- 乍 suddenly
The person on the sofa suddenly jumps up, remembering all the homework she still has to do.
How it is used
- Do / make / write / act as - 工作 (gōngzuò) work, 作业 (zuòyè) homework, 作家 (zuòjiā) writer.
- Overlaps with 做 (zuò, same sound): 作 leans literary and abstract (作为 as, 作用 function), 做 is for concrete making and doing - 做饭 cook.
Words with 作
- 工作gōngzuòworkHSK 1
- 作业zuòyèhomeworkHSK 3
- 工作日gōngzuòrìworkdayHSK 3
- 动作dòngzuòmovementHSK 4
- 作用zuòyòngactionHSK 4
- 作家zuòjiāauthorHSK 4
- 作者zuòzhěauthorHSK 4
- 作为zuòwéione's conductHSK 4
- 作品zuòpǐnwork (of art)HSK 4
- 作文zuòwénto write an essayHSK 4
- 叫作jiàozuòto callHSK 4
- 作出zuòchūto put outHSK 5
- 写作xiězuòto writeHSK 5
- 创作chuàngzuòto createHSK 5
- 制作zhìzuòto makeHSK 5
- 合作hézuòto cooperateHSK 5
- 当作dàngzuòto treat asHSK 5
- 操作cāozuòto workHSK 5
- 看作kànzuòto look upon asHSK 5
- 称作chēngzuòto be calledHSK 6
- 著作zhùzuòto writeHSK 6
- 一鼓作气yìgǔ-zuòqìin a spurt of energyHSK 7
- 以身作则yǐshēn-zuòzéto set an example (idiom)HSK 7
- 作客zuòkèto live somewhere as a visitorHSK 7
- 作对zuòduìto set oneself againstHSK 7
- 作息zuòxīto work and restHSK 7
- 作料zuòliaocondimentsHSK 7
- 作物zuòwùcropHSK 7
- 作风zuòfēngstyleHSK 7
- 发作fāzuòto flare upHSK 7
- 所作所为suǒzuò-suǒwéione's conduct and deedsHSK 7
- 无所作为wúsuǒzuòwéiattempting nothing and accomplishing nothingHSK 7
- 运作yùnzuòto operateHSK 7
- 作废zuòfèito become invalidHSK 8
- 作弊zuòbìto practice fraudHSK 8
- 作战zuòzhàncombatHSK 8
- 副作用fùzuòyòngside effectHSK 8
- 协作xiézuòcooperationHSK 8
- 弄虚作假nòngxū-zuòjiǎto practice fraud (idiom)HSK 8
- 恶作剧èzuòjùpractical jokeHSK 8
Example sentences
- 我是一个作家。 Wǒ shì yí gè zuòjiā.I'm a writer.
- 我工作了半年。 Wǒ gōngzuòle bàn nián.I worked for half a year.
- 妈妈在医院工作。 Māma zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.Mom works in a hospital.
- 工作完成了。 Gōngzuò wánchéng le.The work is completed.