作 [zuō]

• 动词
  • （从事某种活动） do:
  • （从事某种活动） do:

    do some cursed thing; be guilty of an act;

    作孽

    suffer through one's own misdeeds; suffer from one's own actions

    自作自受

• 名词
  • （作坊） workshop; mill:
  • （作坊） workshop; mill:

    laundry;

    洗衣作

    mason's workshop

    瓦作

作 [zuò]

• 动词
  • （起） rise; get up; stand up:

    get up at sunrise;

    日出而作

    The guest stood up to say good-bye.

    客作而辞。

  • （写作） write; compose:

    write articles or essays;

    作文章

    compose a poem;

    作一首诗

  • （装） pretend; affect; assume:

    pretend to be deaf and dumb;

    装聋作哑

    assume the airs of magnanimity

    故作姿态

  • （当作; 作为） regard as; look on as; take for:

    take the foe for one's father;

    认贼作父

    They looked upon us as belonging to the family.

    他们把我们作自家人看待。

  • （发作） have; feel:

    have a stomach pain

    肚子一阵作痛

  • （充当; 担任） act as; be; become:

    I'll act as interpreter.

    我来作翻译。

    The people are the masters of their country.

    人民当家作主人。

  • （举行; 进行） do; make:

    make a report; deliver a speech;

    作报告

    wage a struggle; combat;

    作斗争

• 名词
  • （作品） writings; work:

    masterpiece; masterwork;

    杰作

    a new work;

    新作

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Zuo Xian

    作显