zuò 作 work

rén

standing person

zuò-àn
作案

v.

commit a crime or an offence

zuò-fǎ
作法

n.

way of doing or making a thing; method of work; practice

zuò-fèi
作废

v.

become invalid; discard as useless; be nullified; cancel; make null and void

zuò-fēng
作风

n.

style; style of work; way

zuò-jiā
作家

n.

writer

zuò-pǐn
作品

n.

works; composition

zuò-wéi
作为

n.

what one does; conduct; deed; action; achievement; accomplishment; regard as; take for; look on as; as

zuò-wén
作文

n.

write a composition; composition

zuò-wù
作物

n.

crop

zuò-yè
作业

n.

school assignment; homework; task

zuò-yòng
作用

v. / n.

affect / effect / action

zuò-zhàn
作战

v.

operation; combat; fight; conduct; operation; do battle; war

zuò-zhě
作者

n.

author; writer

zuò-zhǔ
作主

v.

decide; take the responsibility for a decision

chuàng-zuò
创作

v. / n.

crate; produce; write / creation

dòng-zuò
动作

n.

crate; produce; write; creation

gōng-zuò
工作

n. /v.

job / work

hé-zuò
合作

v.

cooperate; work together; collaborate

xiě-zuò
写作

v. / n.

write; compose / written work

zhù-zuò
著作

n..

write; works; book; writings

zì-zuò-cōng-míng
自作聪明
act on the strength of one’s own imagined cleverness

dà-yǒu-zuò-wéi
大有作为
there is plenty of scope for one’s talents

xīng-fēng-zuò-làng
兴风作浪
stir up trouble; make waves