作用

zuòyòng

to act on; to affect

HSK 3.0 · Level 2 HSK 2.0 · Level 3 nounverb

Meaning

zuòyòng zuo4 yong4

to act on
to affect
action
function
activity
impact
result
effect
purpose
intent
(suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 用, inhibition

Example sentences

zhèshì这是gè个zuòyòng作用qiángliè强烈de的yào药。

This medicine has a strong effect.
máojīn毛巾wánquán完全méi没qǐ起zuòyòng作用。

The towel wasn't useful at all.
tā他de的zhōnggào忠告méi没qǐdào起到tài太dà大de的zuòyòng作用。

His advice didn't help much.
zài在mázuìjì麻醉剂de的zuòyòng作用xià下，tā他hūn昏le了guòqù过去。

He lost consciousness under the influence of the anesthetic.

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