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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. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
HSK 1 7 丶
用
yòng
to use, to employ, to apply; use
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

作用力
zuòyònglì
effort
强作用
qiángzuòyòng
strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)
反作用
fǎnzuòyòng
opposite reaction
有作用
yǒuzuòyòng
effective
弱作用
ruòzuòyòng
weak interaction
副作用
fùzuòyòng
side effect
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)
心理作用
xīnlǐzuòyòng
psychological effect
抑制作用
yìzhìzuòyòng
inhibition
风化作用
fēnghuàzuòyòng
weathering (of rocks)
作用理论
zuòyònglǐlùn
interactive theory
侵蚀作用
qīnshízuòyòng
erosion

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