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作用
zuòyòng
1.
to act on
2.
to affect
3.
action
4.
function
5.
activity
6.
impact
7.
result
8.
effect
9.
purpose
10.
intent
11.
to play a role
12.
corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
13.
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HSK 4
Very Common • Top 3%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (20)
作用力
zuòyònglì
effort
副作用
fùzuòyòng
side effect
反作用
fǎnzuòyòng
opposite reaction
弱作用
ruòzuòyòng
weak interaction
强作用
qiángzuòyòng
strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)
有作用
yǒuzuòyòng
effective
作用理论
zuòyònglǐlùn
interactive theory
侵蚀作用
qīnshízuòyòng
erosion
催化作用
cuīhuàzuòyòng
catalysis
光化作用
guānghuàzuòyòng
photochemical effect
光合作用
guānghézuòyòng
photosynthesis
共轭作用
gòngèzuòyòng
conjugation
分解作用
fēnjiězuòyòng
decomposition
协同作用
xiétóngzuòyòng
synergy
反射作用
fǎnshèzuòyòng
reflex
同化作用
tónghuàzuòyòng
assimilation
吞噬作用
tūnshìzuòyòng
phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)
崩坏作用
bēnghuàizuòyòng
mass wasting (geology)
弱作用力
ruòzuòyònglì
the weak force (in particle physics)
强作用力
qiángzuòyònglì
the strong force (in nuclear physics)
Example Sentences (4)
现在手机不但价格降低了，而且作用也越来越大，打电话、发短信已经成了人们普遍使用的联系方法。
Xiànzài shǒujī bùdàn jiàgé jiàngdī le,érqiě zuòyòng yě yuèláiyuè dà,dǎ diànhuà,fā duǎnxìn yǐjīng chéngle rénmen pǔbiàn shǐyòng de liánxì fāngfǎ.
Text 4
虽然这是一件很小的事，但这样做可以减少塑料袋的使用数量，对环境保护有很大的作用。
Suīrán zhè shì yì jiàn hěn xiǎo de shì, dàn zhèyàng zuò kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo sùliàodài de shǐyòng shùliàng, duì huánjìng bǎohù yǒu hěn dà de zuòyòng.
Although this is a very small thing, doing this can reduce the number of plastic bags used and has a big effect on environmental protection.
Text 4
不过表扬也是一门艺术，表扬千万不要太多，过多的表扬可能会给孩子带来压力。不仅起不到鼓励的作用，还可能让孩子怀疑自己的能力，变得没有信心。
Bùguò biǎoyáng yě shì yì mén yìshù, biǎoyáng qiānwàn bú yào tài duō, guò duō de biǎoyáng kěnéng huì gěi háizi dàilái yālì. Bùjǐn qǐ bú dào gǔlì de zuòyòng, hái kěnéng ràng háizi huáiyí zìjǐ de nénglì, biàn de méiyǒu xìnxīn.
But praise is also an art, and you must not give too much; excessive praise may put pressure on children. Not only does it fail to encourage, it may also make children doubt their own abilities and lose confidence.
Text 3
我第一次听说盐有保护衣服颜色的作用，生活中还真有不少课本上无法学到的知识。
Wǒ dì yī cì tīngshuō yán yǒu bǎohù yīfu yánsè de zuòyòng, shēnghuó zhōng hái zhēn yǒu bùshǎo kèběn shàng wúfǎ xuédào de zhīshi.
This is the first time I've heard that salt can protect the color of clothes, and there really is a lot of knowledge in everyday life that you can't learn from textbooks.
Text 2
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