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作用

zuò yòng

to act on; to affect

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Meanings

zuò yòng

  1. to act on; to affect
  2. action; function; activity
  3. impact; result; effect
  4. purpose; intent
  5. (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition

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In sentences

它tā现在xiàn zài起qǐ作用zuò yòng了le。It works now. #3437281

电视diàn shì在zài日常rì cháng生活shēng huó中zhōng起qǐ着zhe重要zhòng yào的de作用zuò yòng。TV plays an important part in everyday life. #472987

药物yào wù的de作用zuò yòng还hái不bù确定què dìng。Whether the medicine will work or not is uncertain. #10064219

无论wú lùn我们wǒ men是否shì fǒu喜欢xǐ huan电脑diàn nǎo，它tā在zài我们wǒ men的de生活shēng huó中zhōng始终shǐ zhōng起qǐ着zhe重要zhòng yào的de作用zuò yòng。Computers are certainly playing an important role in our life, whether we like it or not. #1551881

毛巾máo jīn完全wán quán没méi起qǐ作用zuò yòng。The towel wasn't useful at all. #2442255

我wǒ好奇hào qí耳垂ěr chuí有yǒu什么shén me作用zuò yòng。I wonder what ear lobes are for. #1317002

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