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作用

zuò yòng

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zuò yòng · zok3 jung6 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

作

Meaning
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
Radical
亻
Strokes
7
Components
⿰亻乍
Cangjie
OHS
Four-corner
2821.1

用

Meaning
use, employ, apply, operate; use
Radical
用
Strokes
5
Components
⿵冂?
Cangjie
BQ
Four-corner
7722.0

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