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Meaning of 作

Pinyin zuò、 zuō

Radical

亻

Strokes

Definition

to regard as / to take (somebody) for / to do / to make

Usage

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作 [zuò] (Verb) 1. 起，兴起，现在起：振作。枪声大作。 (1. Get up; rise: to boost. The sound of gunfire suddenly arose.) 2. 从事，做工：工作。作息。作业。 (2. Engage in work: to work. To have a schedule. To perform a task.) 3. 举行，进行：作别（分别）。作乱。作案。作战。作报告。 (3. Hold; carry out: say goodbye (parting). Create chaos. Commit a crime. Engage in battle. Deliver a report.) 4. 干出，做出，表现出，制造出：作恶。作弊。作梗。作祟。作态。作色。作为。作难。作奸犯科（为非作歹，触犯法令）。 (4. Produce, demonstrate, or manufacture: commit evil. Engage in corruption. Be obstructive. Cause trouble. Behave pretentiously. Act. Cause difficulties. Commit crimes (violate laws).) 5. 当成，充当：作罢。作保。作伐（做媒人）。作壁上观（指看热闹，不参与）。 (5. Consider; act as: give up. Act as a guarantee. Act as a matchmaker. Watch from the sidelines (to observe without participating).) 6. 创造：创作。写作。作曲。作者。 (6. Create: create works. Write. Compose music. Author.) 7. 文艺方面的成品：作品。不朽之作。 (7. Artistic products: works. Immortal pieces.) 8. 同“做” (Same as "做"). 9. 旧时手工业制造加工的场所：作坊。 (9. The place for traditional handcraft manufacturing: workshop.) 10. 从事某种活动：作揖。作弄。作死。 (10. Engage in a certain activity: bow. Play tricks. Get killed.) 作 [zuò] (Noun) 1. 作品;文章 ([En.] work) 2. 事情，事业 ([En.] affair) 3. 措施;办法 ([En.] measure) 4. 另见 zuō 作坊。 (Workshop.) 作坊：小器作。 (Workshop for small artifacts.) 作 [zuō] (Noun) 1. 作坊，手工业工场 ([En.] workshop) 2. 另见 zuò (除作坊外，其余都读 zuò) (Note: Apart from workshops, all other meanings read as "zuò".)

作呕 zuò ǒu

to feel sick / to feel nauseous / to feel disgusted

令人作呕 lìng rén zuò ǒu

nastiness / disgusting

叮当作响 dīng dāng zuò xiǎng

jingle / tinkle / cling-clang

叫作 jiào zuò

to call / to be called

作响 zuò xiǎng

Make noise

装聋作哑 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ

to play deaf-mute

回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ

to go from anger to happiness (idiom)

作坊 zuō fang

workshop (of artisan)

小作坊 xiǎo zuō fang

individual workshop

工作坊 gōng zuò fāng

workshop

作坊式 zuō fang shì

Workshop style

劳作 láo zuò

work / manual labor

协作 xié zuò

cooperation / coordination

作孽 zuò niè

to sin

寻欢作乐 xún huān zuò lè

pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation

嵌入式操作系统 qiàn rù shì cāo zuò xì tǒng

embedded OS(embedded operating system)

作废 zuò fèi

to become invalid / to cancel / to delete / to nullify

弄虚作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ

to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

作弄 zuò nòng

to tease / to play tricks on

作弊 zuò bì

to practice fraud / to cheat / to engage in corrupt practices

剧作 jù zuò

play / drama / playwriting

副作用 fù zuò yòng

side effect

以身作则 yǐ shēn zuò zé

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

忸怩作态 niǔ ní zuò tài

behave coyly / be affectedly shy / behave in an affected way / strike a pose

作怪 zuò guài

(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)

惺惺作态 xīng xīng zuò tài

be affected / simulate (friendship / innocence, sympathy, etc.) / have affected manners

作揖 zuò yī

to bow with hands held in front

扮作 bàn zuò

dress up as / disguise as

抑菌作用 yì jūn zuò yòng

bacteriostasis / fungistasis / bacteriostatic action

拙作 zhuō zuò

my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing

振作 zhèn zuò

to bestir oneself / to pull oneself together / to cheer up / to uplift / to stimulate

矫揉造作 jiǎo róu zào zuò

pretension / affectation / putting on artificial airs

打躬作揖 dǎ gōng zuò yī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly

打恭作揖 dǎ gōng zuò yī

make an obeisance / bow and greet / bow and scrape / make a deep bow

农作物 nóng zuò wù

(farm) crops

国共合作 guó gòng hé zuò

First United Front between Guomindang and Communist party, 1923-1927

操作系统 cāo zuò xì tǒng

operating system

可操作性 kě cāo zuò xìng

maneuverability / operability / manipuility

操作性 cāo zuò xìng

operability

操作者 cāo zuò zhě

operator

操作员 cāo zuò yuán

operator

故作 gù zuò

to pretend / to feign

敢作敢为 gǎn zuò gǎn wéi

to stop at nothing (idiom) / to dare to do anything

敢作敢当 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng

variant of 敢做敢當|敢做敢当[gan3 zuo4 gan3 dang1]

旱作 hàn zuò

dry farming

作曲家 zuò qǔ jiā

composer / songwriter

作曲 zuò qǔ

to compose (music)

杰作 jié zuò

masterpiece

作梗 zuò gěng

to hinder / to obstruct / to create difficulties

从中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng

place obstacles in the way / create difficulties / hinder sb. from carring out a plan

始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě

lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice

为非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi

to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor / evildoer / to perpetrate outrages

比作 bǐ zuò

to liken to / to compare to

经济作物 jīng jì zuò wù

cash crop (economics)

兴风作浪 xīng fēng zuò làng

to incite trouble / to stir up havoc

二一添作五 èr yī tiān zuò wǔ

lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning) / to share fairly between two parties / to go fifty-fifty

炒作 chǎo zuò

to hype / to promote (in the media)

作伪 zuò wěi

fake / forge / make an imitation

伪作 wěi zuò

counterfeit

作伴 zuò bàn

to accompany / to keep sb company

作战 zuò zhàn

combat / to fight

合作 hé zuò

to cooperate / to collaborate / to work together / cooperation / CL:個|个[ge4]

作用 zuò yòng

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]

作出 zuò chū

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

作品 zuò pǐn

work (of art) / opus / CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]

制作 zhì zuò

to make / to manufacture

创作 chuàng zuò

to create / to produce / to write / creative work / creation / CL:個|个[ge4]

作家 zuò jiā

author / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

著作 zhù zuò

to write / literary work / book / article / writings / CL:部[bu4]

操作 cāo zuò

to work / to operate / to manipulate

作者 zuò zhě

author / writer / CL:個|个[ge4]

工作人员 gōng zuò rén yuán

staff member

动作 dòng zuò

movement / motion / action / CL:個|个[ge4]

用作 yòng zuò

to use for the purpose of / to serve as

当作 dàng zuò

to treat as / to regard as

写作 xiě zuò

to write / to compose / writing / written works

作风 zuò fēng

style / style of work / way

佳作 jiā zuò

masterpiece / fine piece of writing

焦作 Jiāo zuò

Jiaozuo prefecture-level city in Henan

焦作市 Jiāo zuò shì

Jiaozuo prefecture-level city in Henan

作物 zuò wù

crop

合作医疗 hé zuò yī liáo

cooperative medical service / cooperative medical care

看作 kàn zuò

to look upon as / to regard as

合作社 hé zuò shè

cooperative / workers' or agricultural producers' cooperative etc

作祟 zuò suì

haunted / to haunt / to cause mischief

作秀 zuò xiù

to show off (loanword, from English "show") / to grandstand / to perform in a stage show

相互作用 xiāng hù zuò yòng

to interact / interaction / interplay

称作 chēng zuò

to be called / to be known as

工作站 gōng zuò zhàn

(computer) workstation

作答 zuò dá

to answer / to respond

粮食作物 liáng shi zuò wù

grain crops / cereals

工作组 gōng zuò zǔ

work team / working group / task force

细作 xì zuò

police spy / secret agent

作茧自缚 zuò jiǎn zì fù

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard

作罢 zuò bà

to drop (subject etc)

耕作 gēng zuò

farming

耕作业 gēng zuò yè

Tillage

精耕细作 jīng gēng xì zuò

intensive farming

自作聪明 zì zuò cōng míng

to think oneself clever (idiom)

并肩作战 bìng jiān zuò zhàn

fight side by side / fight shoulder to shoulder