- 工作(gōng zuò): job; work; construction; task; CL: 個|个(gè), 份(fèn), 项|項(xiàng)
- 作业(zuò yè): school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 动作(dòng zuò): movement; motion; action; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 作家(zuò jiā): author; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi)
- 作用(zuò yòng): to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 作者(zuò zhě): writer; author; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 合作(hé zuò): to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 写作(xiě zuò): writing; written works
- 制作(zhì zuò): to make; to manufacture
- 作品(zuò pǐn): work (of art); opus; CL: 部(bù), 篇(piān)
- 作为(zuò wéi): one’s conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (something as); to take something to be
- 作文(zuò wén): to write an essay; composition (student essay); CL: 篇(piān)
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word