神作

shénzuò

noun

Meanings

Zhè bù fān juéduì shì shénzuò, bìxū èr shuā.

This anime is an absolute masterpiece — I have to rewatch it.

Zuòzhě zhè běn shū bèi fěnsī pěng wéi shénzuò.

Fans hail this book by the author as a masterpiece.

ACG / web novel / gaming slang. High-praise register; 神 here is used as 'godly/godlike', not the literal 'god'. Opposite end of the scale: 烂作 or 雷作.

culture

Originates from Japanese 神作 (kamisaku), common among anime and webnovel fandoms. Widely used on Bilibili, Douban, and Qidian.

神 shén

作 zuò