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The Chinese word zuoyong - 作用 - zuòyòng
(action in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zuòyòng
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English translations
action, to act on, effect, intention,
function, to affect, influence, motive
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The traditional Chinese characters of zuòyòng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 作用 ( zuoyong / zuòyòng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe zhong yao you shenme zuoyong?
Zhè zhǒng yào yǒu shénme zuòyòng?– English translation: What effect does this medicine have?
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to do | to use
作用 ( zuoyong / zuòyòng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 775)
作用 ( zuoyong / zuòyòng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 775)
More words that mean action in Chinese
dòngzuò ( 动作 )
More words that mean to act on in Chinese
jiàn ( 践 )
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