zuò

HSK 6
common
verb
noun

Meaning of

作 means to rise; to get up; to start; to engage in; to do; to commit. Pronounced zuò. HSK 6.

  • to rise; to get up; to start
  • to engage in; to do; to commit
  • to write; to compose; to create

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhàn
shì
men
zhèn
zuò
fēng
léi
 
fèn
yǒng
shā
 

The soldiers rose up like wind and thunder and fought bravely against the enemy.

Nóng
mín
chū
ér
zuò
 
luò
ér
 

Farmers get up at sunrise and work, and rest at sunset.

zuò
xià
zhè
chǎng
sài
 

Win this game in one go with the momentum of the first drumbeat.

Qiāng
shēng
zuò
 
le
shēn
de
níng
jìng
 

Gunfire broke out, breaking the silence of the night.

zhèn
zuò
jīng
shén
 
wán
chéng
rèn
 

He perked up and continued to complete the task.