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作

zuò
verb HSK 6 #700

Meanings

  1. 1 to do; to make
  2. 2 to write; to compose
  3. 3 work; composition

Examples

你做什么工作？
Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?
What work do you do?
这是谁的作品？
Zhè shì shéi de zuòpǐn?
Whose work is this?
他在写作业。
Tā zài xiě zuòyè.
He is doing homework.

Tips

usage
作 appears in many compounds: 工作 (work/job), 作业 (homework), 作品 (work/artwork), 写作 (to write), 合作 (to cooperate), 作为 (as/being). Note: 作 and 做 both mean 'to do' but 作 is more literary/abstract while 做 is more colloquial/concrete.

Stroke Order

作 zuò