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作用

zuò yòng · zuo yong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  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 (yì zhì zuò yòng), inhibition

In a sentence

2 examples
01

无(wú)论(lùn)我(wǒ)们(men)是(shì)否(fǒu)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)，它(tā)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)中(zhōng)始(shǐ)终(zhōng)起(qǐ)着(zhe)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)作(zuò)用(yòng)。

Computers are certainly playing an important role in our life, whether we like it or not.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)药(yào)对(duì)缓(huǎn)解(jiě)头(tóu)痛(tòng)有(yǒu)明(míng)显(xiǎn)的(de)作(zuò)用(yòng)。

This medicine has a clear effect on relieving headaches.

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作
zuō

(bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop

用
yòng

to use; to employ

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