副作用

fùzuòyòng

noun HSK 7-9 #6,299

Measure Word

一种副作用 zhǒng

Meanings

1 side effect
2 adverse reaction

Characters

secondary; side

Examples

HSK 3

这种药有什么副作用？

Zhèzhǒng yào yǒu shénme fùzuòyòng?

What are the side effects of this medicine?

HSK 6

新政策也带来了一些副作用。

Xīn zhèngcè yě dàilái le yìxiē fùzuòyòng.

The new policy also brought some side effects.

Tips

memory

副 (secondary) + 作用 (effect) = side effect. Think of it as the 'secondary effect' of something, not the intended main effect.

Stroke Order

副 fù

作 zuò

用 yòng