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zuò Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zuò | zuo4
English translation
to do
to grow
to write or compose
to pretend
to regard as
to feel
writings or works
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform

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About zuò

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

zuò

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A person  rén making something for the first time  zhà zhà also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of zuò

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻乍

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and zhà represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zuò

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业务 yèwù de 发展 fāzhǎn 归功 guī gōng 方的合作 hézuò .

The development of business is creditable to your co - operation.

作为 zuòwéi 计时器 jì shí qì , lòu de 使用 shǐyòng 日晷 rì guǐ Shǐ wéi 普遍 pǔbiàn .

Many ancient Chinese men of letters left behind beautiful verses about the clepsydra.

bǐng ān suān zài zhuǎn ān 作用 zuòyòng Zhōng 似乎 sìhū shì gēng hǎo de 氨基酸 ān jī suān .

Alanine appears to be the preferred amino acid in the transamination.

作品 zuòpǐn shì 微妙 wēi miào de , 冷僻 lěng pì de , 幻想 huànxiǎng de dài biān de 雪景.

The work was subtle, remote, fanciful - a snow scene with purple edges.

dōu 帮忙 bāngmáng .他们 tā men ài 这个 zhè ge . duō zán 他们 tā men xiàng le 一摊,他们 tā men cái 觉得 juéde shǎng le suàn ,他们 tā men 满意 mǎnyì , Huán zuò 义务 yìwù de 宣传 xuānchuán .

They were pleased and satisfied; they advertised me to their friends.

Words with zuò

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
工作 gōngzuò to work工作 gōngzuò
作为 zuòwéi deed作為
zuò to do zuò
合作 hézuò to cooperate合作 hézuò
作用 zuòyòng to act on作用 zuòyòng
动作 dòngzuò movement動作
作品 zuòpǐn opus作品 zuòpǐn
制作 zhìzuò to make製作
操作 cāozuò to work操作 cāozuò
作者 zuòzhě author作者 zuòzhě
工作人员 gōng zuò rén yuán staff member工作人員
作业 zuòyè homework作業
作家 zuòjiā author作家 zuòjiā
当作 dàng zuò to treat as當作
创作 chuàngzuò to create創作
运作 yùn zuò to operate運作
作战 zuò zhàn combat作戰
作证 zuò zhèng to testify作證
发作 fā zuò to flare up發作
作风 zuòfēng style作風
作案 zuò àn to commit a crime作案 zuò àn
写作 xiězuò to write寫作
作出 zuò chū to put out作出 zuò chū
所作所为 suǒ zuò suǒ wéi one's conduct and deeds所作所為
工作室 gōng zuò shì studio工作室 gōng zuò shì

zuò Decomposition & Compounds

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zuò Decomposition

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zuò Compounds

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