Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
zuòyòng
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English translations
action, to act on, effect, intention,
function, to affect, influence, motive
Chinese characters:
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作用 ( zuoyong / zuòyòng ) is composed of these characters:
作 (zuo)
,
用 (yong)
The traditional Chinese characters of zuòyòng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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)
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