Word information
Simplified作用
Traditional作用
Pinyinzuòyòng
Part of speech名
HSK 3.04, 6
HSK 2.03
Chinese word dictionary
作用
zuòyòng · to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition
Character breakdown
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