作

The character "作" has 7 strokes. "作" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "作" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "作" are "zuò" "zuō" . View the stroke order of "作">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "作"

n.: workshop; writings; work

v.: make; manufacture; work; rise; grow; engage in an activity; regard as; take sb/sth for; write; compose; pretend; feign; affect

• workshop : n.车间；工场；作坊；研讨会；讲习班
• writings : n.作品；著作；笔迹；写作；（writing的复数）
• work : n.工作；劳动；职业；制作品；产品；工厂；活动机件；运转机构；防御工事；功；做功；需要的所有事物；全套事物
• make : v.做；制作；制造；建造；创造；使存在；使形成；带来；迫使做；组成；合计；共计；挣得；赚得；赶上；及时到达；朝…走去；求欢；诱奸；赢；涨；退
• manufacture : n.生产；制造；产品；制造业；制成品
• rise : v.升起；上升；起身；站起；隆起；高起；增加；增长；上涨；提高；改善；接近
• grow : v.生长；成长；发育；增大；发展；增加；逐渐变得；变得越来越；种植；形成
• regard as : 视为；看作
• write : v.写；书写；写…给；写作；编著；用文字形式表达；写入；承保；写字；函告
• compose : v.创作；组成；构成；使平静；使镇定；排版；排稿；布置；撰写；写作
• pretend : v.伪称；佯称；假装；佯装；自称；自封；自夸；装作；装扮；模仿
• feign : v.假装；装出…的样子；捏造；杜撰；沉溺于弄虚作假
• affect : v.影响；对…有影响；对…起作用；假装；感动；打动；侵袭；感染；做作地使用；故作姿态地模仿

Form words with "作"

打下作 act as an assistant

作总结 make a summary

作解释 go into an explanation

作进一步探索 make further explorations

作详细汇报 report in detail

作同样处理 treat in the same way

匆忙作判断 be hasty in one's judgements

作平行运算 make calculations in parallel

作总动员报告 give a general mobilization talk

作否定回答 answer in the negative

用石块作界线 demarcate by pieces of stone

用虫子作钓饵 use worms as bait

与愚昧作斗争 combat ignorance

作最后的润色 give the final polish to

作必要的更动 make necessary alterations

同赌博作斗争 combat gambling

与大自然作斗争 wage a struggle against nature

给古文作注释 annotate an ancient article

用名字作商标 name the brand after oneself

同不良现象作斗争 combat unhealthy phenomena

Example phrases using "作"

• 将军把他的军队沿铁路作纵深配置。

  The general disposed his troops in depth along the railway line.

• 从这些线索判断，案犯是晚上作的案。

  Judging from these clues, the criminal committed the crime at night. / The clues indicate that the crime was committed at night.

• 别在两者之间作牵强的比较。

  Don’t establish a far-fetched comparison between the two.

• 我的名字拼写作Smith。

  My name is spelt S-M-I-T-H.

• 他们租用这幢大楼作仓库。

  They leased the building as a warehouse.

• 用水流作比方来解释光的运动是不恰当的。

  It is inappropriate to explain the movement of light by analogy with that of water.

• 欧芹常用作沙拉的配菜。

  Parsley is often used to garnish salads.

• 有必要作进一步的调查。

  It is necessary to make a further investigation.

• 作决定时要防止武断。

  We should guard against being arbitrary when making decisions.

• 你不可私自作决定。

  You mustn’t take upon yourself the right to make decisions.