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作用

zuòyòng

action; function; activity

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Meaning of 作用 in English

zuòyòngHSK 4+ HSK 6noun, verbSyllabus #1999
  1. action; function; activity
  2. impact; result; effect
  3. purpose; intent
  4. (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition
  5. to act on; to affect

Example sentences

  1. 我好奇耳垂有什么作用。
    wǒ hào qí ěr chuí yǒu shén me zuò yòng。
    I wonder what ear lobes are for.
    Tatoeba #1317002 by vicch · #502675 by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 药物的作用还不确定。
    yào wù de zuò yòng hái bù què dìng。
    Whether the medicine will work or not is uncertain.
    Tatoeba #10064219 by CreeperVLin · #1334530 by koosy · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 电视在日常生活中起着重要的作用。
    diàn shì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng qǐ zhuó zhòng yào de zuò yòng。
    TV plays an important part in everyday life.
    Tatoeba #472987 by fucongcong · #39189 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 作

工作HSK 1作业HSK 3工作日HSK 3动作HSK 4叫作HSK 4作家HSK 4作品HSK 4作为HSK 4作文HSK 4作者HSK 4
用 on its own →
yòng · to use; to make use of; to employ

HSK words with 用

用HSK 3不用HSK 3常用HSK 3有用HSK 3信用卡HSK 3费用HSK 4使用HSK 4用来HSK 4用于HSK 4采用HSK 5

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