发作

發作

fāzuò

verb HSK 7-9 #3,879

Meanings

1 to flare up
2 to have an attack (of illness)
3 to break out

Characters

to break out; to emit

to act; to produce

Examples

他的哮喘又发作了。

Tā de xiàochuǎn yòu fāzuò le.

His asthma flared up again.

心脏病突然发作是很危险的。

Xīnzàngbìng tūrán fāzuò shì hěn wēixiǎn de.

A sudden heart attack is very dangerous.

Tips

usage

发作 is mainly used for medical conditions flaring up (心脏病发作, 哮喘发作). It can also describe emotions erupting, but this is less common.

Stroke Order

发 fā

作 zuò