副作用 (fùzuòyòng): side effect

Measure Word

一种副作用 zhǒng

Meanings

1 side effect
2 adverse reaction

Characters

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 yīxiē 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

Related Words

作用 zuòyòng HSK 2 #1,563

function / effect / role

用作 yòngzuò #12,029

to use as / to serve as

服用 fúyòng HSK 7-9 #4,488

to take (medicine) / to administer orally

发作 fāzuò HSK 7-9 #3,879

to flare up / to have an attack (of illness) / to break out

备用 bèiyòng HSK 7-9 #5,147

spare; backup; reserve

作弊 zuòbì HSK 7-9 #4,346

to cheat / to commit fraud

振作 zhènzuò HSK 7-9 #3,965

to pull oneself together / to brace up / to summon up (courage, spirit)

所作所为 suǒzuò-suǒwéi HSK 7-9 #3,554

one's actions / one's conduct / what one has done

管用 guǎnyòng HSK 7-9 #2,730

effective / useful / to work (of a method)

称作 chēngzuò HSK 7-9 #5,755

to be called / to be known as / to be referred to as