作 (zok3 | zuo4 zuo1) : make; write; regard as

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作

zok3

zuo4 zuo1

[粵] zok3 | [國] zuo4
[1] [v] make; work; engage in an activity
[2] [v,n] write; compose; writings
[3] [v] regard as; take sb/sth for
[4] [v] rise; grow; stand up
[5] [v] pretend; feign; affect

[粵] zok3 - Cantonese only
[1] [v] seize; rob; blackmail
[2] [v] fabricate; cook up; embellish

[國] zuo1 - Mandarin only
[n] workshop

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

作

This word has been viewed 21399 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Jul 2013 11:09

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作勢 zok3 sai3 zuo4 shi4 = to adopt an attitude; to strike a posture

工作 gung1 zok3 gong1 zuo4 = work, job, task

作文 zok3 man4*2 zuo4 wen2 = to write (essay, article, etc.)

作家 zok3 gaa1 zuo4 jia1 = author; writer

作者 zok3 ze2 zuo4 zhe3 = author

叫作 giu3 zok3 = to be called 國

作用 zok3 jung6 zuo4 yong4 = function; effect

動作 dung6 zok3 dong4 zuo4 = action; movement

合作 hap6 zok3 he2 zuo4 = to co-operate; to collaborate

作客 zok3 haak3 zuo4 ke4 = sojourn; visit a relative or friend
See all 233 compounds (CantoDict reports 264 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 16 examples containing 作

假期有乜搞作啊？粵
What are your plans for the holidays?

呢度有我份漫畫作品粵
Here's some of the manga I've produced.
[Lit. Here have me [counter] manga works. (A more literal translation of the meaning would be "here are some of my manga works" but that doesn't read too well in English.)]

點解會噉樣做合作呀？粵 ?!
Why would you co-operate like this?

呢部機器好容易操作。粵
It's easy to operate this machine.
[Whilst the English version needs a dummy subject "it", the Chinese version needs no subject with "this machine" functioning as a topic of the sentence.]

可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

我們參照原文作了必要的修改。國
We consulted the original and made some necessary changes.

佢工作好有條理。粵
She is a methodical worker.

我哋食藥嗰陣時，要小心啲；可能有副作用。粵
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.

請注意，地鐵車廂內嚴禁飲食，請保持車廂清潔衛生，多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you!
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.]

他本來想在沿海城市工作國
At first he intended to work in a coastal city.

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