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作业 (zuò yè) English Meaning
- school assignment
- homework
- work
- task
- operation
- to operate
- CL: 個|个(gè)
Traditional Characters: 作業
作 character forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to jump to the list.
业 forms words in:
HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to jump to the list.
Corresponding Classifiers|Measure Words:
- 个(ge)
Sample Sentences
- 帮我做作业吧。
Bāng wǒ zuò zuo yè ba.
Help me with my homework, please. - 我不喜欢作业。
Wǒ bù xǐhuān zuòyè.
I don’t like homework. - 你做完作业了吗？
Nǐ zuò wán zuòyèle ma?
Have you finished your homework? - 汤姆不喜欢做作业。
Tāngmǔ bù xǐhuān zuò zuo yè.
Tom doesn’t like doing homework. - 我有很多作业要做。
Wǒ yǒu hěnduō zuòyè yào zuò.
I have a lot of homework to do.
Stroke Order & Character Components
作 (zuò): to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works
- 亻 (rén): man
- 乍 (zhà): at first; suddenly; abruptly; to spread; (of hair) to stand on end; bristling
业 (yè): line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already
- 一(yī): one
- –: unidentified strokes
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 作
HSK 1 Word List
- 工作(gōng zuò): job; work; construction; task; CL: 個|个(gè), 份(fèn), 项|項(xiàng)
HSK 3 Word List
- 作业(zuò yè): school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 4 Word List
- 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)
HSK 5 Word List
- 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)
HSK 6 Word List
- 操作(cāo zuò): to work; to operate; to manipulate
- 创作(chuàng zuò): to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 著作(zhù zuò): to write; literary work; book; article; writings; CL:部(bù)
- 作弊(zuò bì): to practice fraud; to cheat; to engage in corrupt practices
- 作废(zuò fèi): to become invalid; to cancel; to delete; to nullify
- 作风(zuò fēng): style of work; way; style
- 作息(zuò xī): work and rest
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 业
HSK 3 Word List
- 作业(zuò yè): school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 4 Word List
- 毕业(bì yè): to graduate; graduation; to finish school
- 职业(zhí yè): occupation; profession; vocation; professional
- 专业(zhuān yè): specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; professional; CL: 门(mén), 個|个(gè)
HSK 5 Word List
- 工业(gōng yè): industry; CL: 种(zhǒng)
- 行业(háng yè): industry; business
- 农业(nóng yè): agriculture; farming
- 企业(qǐyè): company; firm; enterprise; corporation; CL:家(jiā)
- 商业(shāng yè): business; trade; commerce
- 失业(shī yè): unemployment
- 业务(yè wù): vocational work; professionnal work; business CL: 個|个(gè)
- 业余(yè yú): in one’s spare time; outside working hours; amateur; non professional; extra-curricular
- 营业(yíng yè): to do business; to trade
HSK 6 Word List
- 产业(chǎn yè): industry; estate; property; industrial
- 创业(chuàng yè): to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture
- 兢兢业业(jīng jīng yè yè): cautious and conscientious
- 敬业(jìng yè): to be dedicated to one’s work; to respect one’s work
- 就业(jiù yè): looking for employment; getting a job; to start a career
- 事业(shì yè): undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 物业(wù yè): property; real estate; property management
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
