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作用

zuò yòng

B1 Level 5
Noun

作用 (zuò yòng) is a Chinese word meaning “to act on; to affect”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  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, inhibition

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Example

這種藥對感冒很有作用。

This medicine is effective against colds.

Related words at this level

昨日作弊作客作為

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).