作业 zuòyè homework
school assignment; homework; task
How to remember 作业: 作 do + 业 industry = homework.
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How it is used
- Schoolwork/homework - 做作业 (zuò zuòyè) to do homework, 交作业 (jiāo zuòyè) to hand in homework.
- Also 'operation/task' in technical/industrial contexts: 水下作业 (shuǐxià zuòyè) underwater operations.
- Homework sense is by far the most common for learners; note 功课 (gōngkè) is a near-synonym.
- Measure word: 一份作业 (yí fèn zuòyè) an assignment.
Example sentences
- 她在做作业。 Tā zài zuò zuòyè.She's doing her homework.
- 老师要求学生交作业。 Lǎoshī yāoqiú xuésheng jiāo zuòyè.The teacher asked that students hand in their homework.