作

zuò

HSK 13 readings

“Worker” in Chinese is 作 (zuò).

Other characters with the syllable zuo: see all 7 →

Meaning

bound formworker
bound formworkshop
(slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)

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to do; to engage in
to write; to compose
to pretend; to feign
to regard as; to consider to be
to be; to act the part of
to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
writings; works

Example

松鼠动作很快。

Squirrels move quickly.

From 动作 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

zuō(bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
zuòto do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 作

动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; actionHSK 1 工作gōngzuòto workHSK 1 叫作jiàozuòto callHSK 2 作家zuòjiāauthorHSK 2 作文zuòwénto write an essayHSK 2 作业zuòyèschool assignmentHSK 2 作用zuòyòngto act on; to affectHSK 2 创作chuàngzuòto create; to produce; to writeHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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