著作

zhùzuò

noun/verb HSK 4 #12,426

Meanings

1 literary work; writings
2 to write; to compose (a book)

Characters

to write; to compose

Examples

鲁迅的著作影响了很多人。

Lǔ Xùn de zhùzuò yǐngxiǎng le hěn duō rén.

Lu Xun's writings influenced many people.

这是一部重要的学术著作。

Zhè shì yī bù zhòngyào de xuéshù zhùzuò.

This is an important academic work.

他著作了好几本书。

Tā zhùzuò le hǎo jǐ běn shū.

He authored several books.

Tips

usage

著作 refers to substantial written works (books, treatises). For shorter pieces, use 文章 (wénzhāng, article) or 作品 (zuòpǐn, work/piece). 著作 implies academic or literary weight.

In Pop Culture

红楼梦 Hónglóu Mèng

Dream of the Red Chamber

one of China's Four Great Novels, by Cao Xueqin

Stroke Order

著 zhù

作 zuò