运作

運作

yùnzuò

verb HSK 6 #4,160

Meanings

1 to operate; to run; operations
2 to function; workings

Characters

to move; to transport; to operate

to do; to make; to operate

Moving and doing — the way something operates or functions.

Examples

公司运作得很顺利。

Gōngsī yùnzuò de hěn shùnlì.

The company is operating smoothly.

你了解政府的运作方式吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě zhèngfǔ de yùnzuò fāngshì ma?

Do you understand how the government operates?

这个项目需要大量资金才能运作。

Zhège xiàngmù xūyào dàliàng zījīn cái néng yùnzuò.

This project needs a lot of funding to operate.

Tips

usage

运作 is more formal than 运行 (yùnxíng). 运作 often refers to organizations, systems, or complex operations. 运行 is more for machines or technical systems running.

Stroke Order

运 yùn

作 zuò