Usage of the character 作

to put out
to come up with
to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
to draw (conclusion)
to deliver (speech, judgment)
to devise (explanation)
to extract

wùzuò

误作

[誤作]

to consider erroneously
incorrectly attributed to sb

zuòrén

作人

[作人]

to conduct oneself
same as 做人

zuòshòu

作寿

[作壽]

variant of 做壽／做寿 (zuòshòu)

zuòliao

作料

[作料]

condiments
seasoning
coll. pr. (zuóliao)
Taiwan pr. (zuóliào)

zuòyòng

作用

[作用]

to act on; to affect
action; function; activity
impact; result; effect
purpose; intent
(suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用 (yìzhìzuòyòng), inhibition

zuòpài

作派

[作派]

see 做派 (zuòpài)

zuòhuà

作画

[作畫]

to paint

zuò'ǒu

作呕

[作嘔]

to feel sick
to feel nauseous
to feel disgusted

zuòbì

作弊

[作弊]

to practice fraud
to cheat
to engage in corrupt practices

huàzuò

画作

[畫作]

painting; picture

lúnzuò

轮作

[輪作]

rotation of crops (to preserve fertility of soil)

yízuò

遗作

[遺作]

posthumous work

yòngzuò

用作

[用作]

to use for the purpose of
to serve as

zhuōzuò

拙作

[拙作]

my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
my humble writing

dàozuò

稻作

[稻作]

rice cultivation

zuòbié

作别

[作別]

to take one's leave
to bid farewell

zuòqǔ

作曲

[作曲]

to compose (music)

zuòfèi

作废

[作廢]

to become invalid
to cancel
to delete
to nullify

zuòbà

作罢

[作罷]

to drop (subject etc)

zhùzuò

著作

[著作]

to write
literary work
book
article
writings
CL:部 (bù)

zuòjiàn

作践

[作踐]

to ill-use
to humiliate
to degrade
to ruin
also pr. (zuójiàn)

zuòfǎ

作法

[作法]

course of action
method of doing sth
practice
modus operandi

hùnzuò

混作

[混作]

mixed cropping (i.e. growing two crops together)

zuòsè

作色

[作色]

to show signs of anger
to flush with annoyance

xìzuò

细作

[細作]

police spy
secret agent

zuòdōng

作东

[作東]

to host (a dinner)
to treat
to pick up the check

kězuò

可作

[可作]

can be used for

zuògǔ

作古

[作古]

to die
to pass away

zuòzhèng

作证

[作證]

to bear witness; to testify
to serve as evidence

zuōfang

作坊

[作坊]

workshop (of artisan)

zuòlè

作乐

[作樂]

to make merry

zuòpǐn

作品

[作品]

work (of art)
opus
CL:部 (bù),篇 (piān)

zuòniè

作孽

[作孽]

to sin

zuòluàn

作乱

[作亂]

to rebel; to rise in revolt

zuòzuo

做作

[做作]

affected
artificial

jiǎzuò

假作

[假作]

to feign
to pretend

jiāzuò

佳作

[佳作]

masterpiece
fine piece of writing

dàngzuò

当作

[當作]

to treat as
to regard as

wǔzuò

仵作

[仵作]

coroner (old)

xiězuò

写作

[寫作]

to write
to compose
writing
written works

zuòyī

作揖

[作揖]

to bow with hands held in front

zuògěng

作梗

[作梗]

to hinder
to obstruct
to create difficulties

jiàozuò

叫作

[叫作]

to call
to be called

zuòshù

作数

[作數]

valid
counting (as valid)

chēngzuò

称作

[稱作]

to be called; to be known as

jiànzuò

间作

[間作]

interplanting

liúzuò

留作

[留作]

to set aside for; to keep as

dàzuò

大作

[大作]

your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific)
to erupt
to begin abruptly

zuòpéi

作陪

[作陪]

to attend (a banquet etc) to keep a chief guest company

cāozuò

操作

[操作]

to work
to operate
to manipulate

chōngzuò

充作

[充作]

to serve as
to be a substitute for

fāzuò

发作

[發作]

to flare up; to break out

zuòxī

作息

[作息]

to work and rest

xiàzuo

下作

[下作]

contemptible
disgusting

xùzuò

续作

[續作]

sequel

shénzuò

神作

[神作]

(slang) masterpiece

gōngzuò

工作

[工作]

to work
(of a machine) to operate
job
work
task
CL:個／个 (gè),份 (fèn),項／项 (xiàng)

zhuāngzuò

装作

[裝作]

to pretend
to feign
to act a part

zhìzuò

制作

[製作]

to make; to manufacture

yuánzuò

原作

[原作]

original works
original text
original author

xiézuò

协作

[協作]

cooperation
coordination

zuòzéi

作贼

[作賊]

to be a thief

zuò'ài

作爱

[作愛]

to make love

zuòwéi

作为

[作為]

one's conduct
deed
activity
accomplishment
achievement
to act as
as (in the capacity of)
qua
to view as
to look upon (sth as)
to take sth to be

zuòjiā

作家

[作家]

author
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi)

zuònòng

作弄

[作弄]

to tease
to play tricks on

chǎozuò

炒作

[炒作]

to hype
to promote (in the media)

bǐzuò

比作

[比作]

to liken to
to compare to

xízuò

习作

[習作]

(writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces
a practice piece; an exercise

zuòtài

作态

[作態]

to put on an attitude; to pose

rènzuò

认作

[認作]

to regard as
to view
to consider sth as
to treat as

zuòfēng

作风

[作風]

style
style of work
way

zuòjiàn

作件

[作件]

workpiece

yùnzuò

运作

[運作]

to operate
operations
workings
activities (usu. of an organization)
thread (computing)

hézuò

合作

[合作]

to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together

zuòmǎ

作马

[作馬]

sawhorse

zuòsuì

作祟

[作祟]

haunted
to haunt
to cause mischief

yìzuò

亦作

[亦作]

also written as

zhènzuò

振作

[振作]

to bestir oneself
to pull oneself together
to cheer up
to uplift
to stimulate

zuòjiǎn

作茧

[作繭]

to make a cocoon

shìzuò

视作

[視作]

to regard as
to treat as

zuòxīng

作兴

[作興]

maybe
possibly
there is reason to believe

zuòzhàn

作战

[作戰]

combat
to fight

zuòduì

作对

[作對]

to set oneself against
to oppose
to make a pair

huànzuò

唤作

[喚作]

to be called
to be known as

zuòkè

作客

[作客]

to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn

zuò'àn

作案

[作案]

to commit a crime

zuòbàn

作伴

[作伴]

to accompany
to keep sb company

dòngzuò

动作

[動作]

movement; motion; action (CL:個／个 (gè))
to act; to move

zuòzhǔn

作准

[作準]

to be valid; to count
authentic

gùzuò

故作

[故作]

to pretend
to feign

kànzuò

看作

[看作]

to look upon as
to regard as

jìzuò

记作

[記作]

(math.) to be written using the following notation
(accounting) to be recorded as (income, an expense etc)

nóngzuò

农作

[農作]

farming
crops

zàozuò

造作

[造作]

affected
artificial
to make
to manufacture

tàozuò

套作

[套作]

(agriculture) to interplant

zuòzhě

作者

[作者]

author; writer

zuòshì

作势

[作勢]

to adopt an attitude
to strike a posture

shízuò

石作

[石作]

masonry workshop

lìzuò

力作

[力作]

to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc)
a masterpiece

zuòwén

作文

[作文]

to write an essay
composition (student essay)
CL:篇 (piān)

chuàngzuò

创作

[創作]

to create; to produce; to write
a creative work; a creation

zuòsǐ

作死

[作死]

to court disaster
also pr. (zuōsǐ)

Jiāozuò

焦作

[焦作]

Jiaozuo prefecture-level city in Henan

cāozuòtái

操作台

[操作台]

operating desk
control panel
console

wúzuòzuo

无做作

[無做作]

unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)

zhìzuòzhě

制作者

[製作者]

producer
maker
creator

zuòyònglì

作用力

[作用力]

effort
active force
applied force

zuòqǔjiā

作曲家

[作曲家]

composer
songwriter

jùzuòjiā

剧作家

[劇作家]

playwright

gōngzuòzhě

工作者

[工作者]

worker

gōngzuòliú

工作流

[工作流]

workflow

fǎnzuòyòng

反作用

[反作用]

opposite reaction

cāozuòzhě

操作者

[操作者]

operator

chuàngzuòzhě

创作者

[創作者]

creator; author

cāozuòfú

操作符

[操作符]

operator (computing)

zhìzuòshāng

制作商

[製作商]

maker
manufacturer

qǐzuòyòng

起作用

[起作用]

to have an effect
to play a role
to be operative
to work
to function

xiǎodòngzuò

小动作

[小動作]

bad habit (e.g. nose-picking)
petty maneuver
dirty trick
gamesmanship

Fù Zuòyì

傅作义

[傅作義]

Fu Zuoyi (1895-1974), Guomindang general, subsequently PRC top general and politician

ruòzuòyòng

弱作用

[弱作用]

(physics) weak interaction

hézuòzhě

合作者

[合作者]

co-worker
collaborator
also collaborator with the enemy

gōngzuòduì

工作队

[工作隊]

a working group; a task force

gōngzuòzǔ

工作组

[工作組]

work team
working group
task force

work clothes

nóngzuòwù

农作物

[農作物]

(farm) crops

Hézuòshì

合作市

[合作市]

Hezuo, county-level city in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 ( Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu

hézuòfāng

合作方

[合作方]

(business) partner

zuògōngzuò

做工作

[做工作]

to do one's work
to work on sb
to try to persuade sb

gōngzuòmiàn

工作面

[工作面]

(mining) face (as in coalface 採煤工作面／采煤工作面 (cǎiméigōngzuòmiàn))
(machining) working surface (of a workpiece)

dòngzuòpiàn

动作片

[動作片]

action movie
CL:部 (bù)

yuánzuòbǎn

原作版

[原作版]

Urtext edition

Zhōu Zuòrén

周作人

[周作人]

Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn), academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution

màndòngzuò

慢动作

[慢動作]

(cinema) slow motion

qiángzuòyòng

强作用

[強作用]

strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)

yǒuzuòyòng

有作用

[有作用]

effective
to have impact

hézuòhuà

合作化

[合作化]

collectivization (in Marxist theory)

zuòbǐjì

作笔记

[作筆記]

to take notes

gōngzuòrì

工作日

[工作日]

workday
working day
weekday

gōngzuòbiǎo

工作表

[工作表]

worksheet

xìnggōngzuò

性工作

[性工作]

employment as sex worker
prostitution

bùzuòwéi

不作为

[不作為]

nonfeasance
omission (law)

zìzuòniè

自作孽

[自作孽]

to bring disaster on oneself

gōngzuòliàng

工作量

[工作量]

workload; volume of work

cāozuòyuán

操作员

[操作員]

operator

Wú Zuòdòng

吴作栋

[吳作棟]

Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004

practical joke
prank
to play a practical joke

cāozuòshù

操作数

[操作數]

operand (computing)

bùhézuò

不合作

[不合作]

noncooperation

dàibiǎozuò

代表作

[代表作]

representative work (of an author or artist)

jiǎdòngzuò

假动作

[假動作]

fake move or pass (sports)
feint

gōngzuòcān

工作餐

[工作餐]

working meal

gōngzuòliè

工作列

[工作列]

taskbar (computing) (Tw)

fùzuòyòng

副作用

[副作用]

side effect

gōngzuòzhàn

工作站

[工作站]

(computer) workstation

chuàngzuòlì

创作力

[創作力]

originality

gōngzuòshì

工作室

[工作室]

studio
workshop

gōngzuòkuáng

工作狂

[工作狂]

workaholic

chéngmíngzuò

成名作

[成名作]

seminal work that propels a writer (or artist, composer etc) to fame

Jiāozuòshì

焦作市

[焦作市]

Jiaozuo prefecture-level city in Henan

gōngzuòtái

工作台

[工作檯]

workbench
work station

Zhāng Zuòlín

张作霖

[張作霖]

Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928

hézuòshè

合作社

[合作社]

cooperative
workers' or agricultural producers' cooperative etc

chǔnüzuò

处女作

[處女作]

first publication; maiden work

zuòqǔzhě

作曲者

[作曲者]

composer
song writer

chāojùzuòyòng

超距作用

[超距作用]

action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force)

zhāopáidòngzuò

招牌动作

[招牌動作]

signature move

wú'èbùzuò

无恶不作

[無惡不作]

not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed

kǔzhōngzuòlè

苦中作乐

[苦中作樂]

to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering

zuòniǎoshòusàn

作鸟兽散

[作鳥獸散]

lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
fig. to head off in various directions
to flee helter-skelter

duōgōngyùnzuò

多工运作

[多工運作]

multithreading

zuòfēngzhèngpài

作风正派

[作風正派]

to be honest and upright
to have moral integrity

gōngzuòbàogào

工作报告

[工作報告]

working report
operating report

zhuāngqiāngzuòshì

装腔作势

[裝腔作勢]

posturing
pretentious
affected

gǎnzuògǎnwéi

敢作敢为

[敢作敢為]

(idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything

wényìzuòpǐn

文艺作品

[文藝作品]

literary work
art work

gōngzuòguòdù

工作过度

[工作過度]

overwork

fǎnshèzuòyòng

反射作用

[反射作用]

reflex
reflection

zuòzhěwèixiáng

作者未详

[作者未詳]

author unspecified

zhèngchánggōngzuò

正常工作

[正常工作]

normal operation
proper functioning

Guó Gòng Hézuò

国共合作

[國共合作]

United Front (either of the two alliances between the Guomindang and the Communist Party, 1923-1927 and 1937-1945)

wèihǔ-zuòchāng

为虎作伥

[為虎作倀]

(idiom) to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil

gōngzuòshíjiān

工作时间

[工作時間]

working hours

zhǐlùzuòmǎ

指鹿作马

[指鹿作馬]

to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth

xīngfēngzuòlàng

兴风作浪

[興風作浪]

to incite trouble
to stir up havoc

zuòwēizuòfú

作威作福

[作威作福]

tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people

tūnshìzuòyòng

吞噬作用

[吞噬作用]

phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)

jùhézuòyòng

聚合作用

[聚合作用]

polymerization

xīngxīng-zuòtài

惺惺作态

[惺惺作態]

(idiom) to put on an act

dàyǒuzuòwéi

大有作为

[大有作為]

to accomplish much
to have good prospects
to have a promising future

chénjīzuòyòng

沉积作用

[沉積作用]

sedimentation (geology)

xīngyāozuòguài

兴妖作怪

[興妖作怪]

lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom)
fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble

yìhuàzuòyòng

异化作用

[異化作用]

catabolism (biology)
metabolic breaking down and waste disposal
dissimilation

wǔhángbāzuō

五行八作

[五行八作]

all the trades
people of all trades and professions

kǒnghuāngfāzuò

恐慌发作

[恐慌發作]

panic attack

jiātíngzuòyè

家庭作业

[家庭作業]

homework

xiānghùzuòyòng

相互作用

[相互作用]

to interact
interaction
interplay

gǎnzuògǎndāng

敢作敢当

[敢作敢當]

variant of 敢做敢當／敢做敢当 (gǎnzuògǎndāng)

qūhuàzuòyòng

趋化作用

[趨化作用]

chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus)

gōngzuòjìyì

工作记忆

[工作記憶]

working memory

yǐnjiǔzuòlè

饮酒作乐

[飲酒作樂]

drinking party
to go on a binge
to paint the town red

xiǎotídàzuò

小题大作

[小題大作]

variant of 小題大做／小题大做 (xiǎotídàzuò)

gāokōngzuòyè

高空作业

[高空作業]

to work high above the ground

gōngzuòrényuán

工作人员

[工作人員]

staff member

zhēngténgzuòyòng

蒸腾作用

[蒸騰作用]

transpiration

hūniúzuòmǎ

呼牛作马

[呼牛作馬]

to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.

huíchēnzuòxǐ

回嗔作喜

[回嗔作喜]

to go from anger to happiness (idiom)

rènzéizuòfù

认贼作父

[認賊作父]

lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal
to sell oneself to the enemy

jǐnzuòcānkǎo

仅作参考

[僅作參考]

for reference only

xīnlǐzuòyòng

心理作用

[心理作用]

a perception that doesn't reflect reality
a notion based on an erroneous belief

fēnjiězuòyòng

分解作用

[分解作用]

decomposition

duōgōngzuòyè

多工作业

[多工作業]

multitasking

zìzuò-zhǔzhāng

自作主张

[自作主張]

(idiom) to act on one's own; to decide for oneself

shǐzuòyǒngzhě

始作俑者

[始作俑者]

lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom)
fig. the originator of an evil practice

diānxiánfāzuò

癫痫发作

[癲癇發作]

epileptic seizure

zuòzhěbùxiáng

作者不详

[作者不詳]

author unknown

chǐguīzuòtú

尺规作图

[尺規作圖]

ruler and compass construction (geometry)

cāozuòguīchéng

操作规程

[操作規程]

operating rules
work regulations

jīngjìzuòwù

经济作物

[經濟作物]

cash crop (economics)

zhuāngmózuòyàng

装模作样

[裝模作樣]

to put on an act (idiom); to show affectation
to indulge in histrionics

yǐshēnzuòzé

以身作则

[以身作則]

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

luànzuòjuédìng

乱作决定

[亂作決定]

to make arbitrary decisions

xiétóngzuòyòng

协同作用

[協同作用]

synergy
cooperative interaction

zuòjiǎnzìfù

作茧自缚

[作繭自縛]

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
hoist by his own petard

zuòhǎozhǔnbèi

作好准备

[作好準備]

to prepare
to make adequate preparation

guānghézuòyòng

光合作用

[光合作用]

photosynthesis

dāngjiāzuòzhǔ

当家作主

[當家作主]

to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
to be the master of one's own affairs

cuīhuàzuòyòng

催化作用

[催化作用]

catalysis

zuòjiānfànkē

作奸犯科

[作姦犯科]

to flout the law

cāozuòhuánjìng

操作环境

[操作環境]

operating environment

yīgǔzuòqì

一鼓作气

[一鼓作氣]

in a spurt of energy

zuòxīshíjiān

作息时间

[作息時間]

daily schedule
daily routine

Zhōngguó Zuò Xié

中国作协

[中國作協]

China Writers Association (CWA) (abbr. for 中國作家協會／中国作家协会 ( Zhōngguó Zuòjiā Xiéhuì))

jiàojiězuòyòng

酵解作用

[酵解作用]

zymolysis

gōngzuòdānwèi

工作单位

[工作單位]

work unit

zìzuò-duōqíng

自作多情

[自作多情]

to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party

qiángzuòyònglì

强作用力

[強作用力]

the strong force (in nuclear physics)

dāngniúzuòmǎ

当牛作马

[當牛作馬]

to work like a horse and toil like an ox
fig. to slave for sb

zàoshānzuòyòng

造山作用

[造山作用]

orogeny (geology)

hézuònóngchǎng

合作农场

[合作農場]

collective farm, Russian: kolkhoz

bēnghuàizuòyòng

崩坏作用

[崩壞作用]

mass wasting (geology)
slope movement

tiāngōngzuòměi

天公作美

[天公作美]

Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美／天公不作美 (tiāngōngbùzuòměi))

dǎgǒngzuòyī

打拱作揖

[打拱作揖]

to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to beg humbly

yuǎnduāngōngzuò

远端工作

[遠端工作]

to telecommute; to work remotely

zhuānglóngzuòyǎ

装聋作哑

[裝聾作啞]

to play deaf-mute

fàngshèzuòzhàn

放射作战

[放射作戰]

radiological operations

yǒusuǒzuòwéi

有所作为

[有所作為]

(idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution

yǐnyǐnzuòtòng

隐隐作痛

[隱隱作痛]

to ache dully

ànxiāngcāozuò

暗箱操作

[暗箱操作]

covert activities (election rigging etc)
under-the-table manipulations
black operations

gōngzuòliúchéng

工作流程

[工作流程]

workflow

diànyǐngzhìzuò

电影制作

[電影製作]

filmmaking

shēnghuózuòfēng

生活作风

[生活作風]

behavior
conduct

zuòyèxìtǒng

作业系统

[作業系統]

operating system (Tw)

hézuòhuǒbàn

合作伙伴

[合作伙伴]

cooperative partner

tiānzuòzhīhé

天作之合

[天作之合]

a match made in heaven (idiom)

quánshígōngzuò

全时工作

[全時工作]

full-time work

bànrìgōngzuò

半日工作

[半日工作]

part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon

cāozuòxìtǒng

操作系统

[操作系統]

operating system

tīnghuàzuòyòng

烃化作用

[烴化作用]

alkylation

sèqíngzuòpǐn

色情作品

[色情作品]

porn
pornographic material

féngchǎngzuòxì

逢场作戏

[逢場作戲]

lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
to play along according to local conditions

chéngshuāngzuòduì

成双作对

[成雙作對]

see 成雙成對／成双成对 (chéngshuāngchéngduì)

yóuliàozuòwù

油料作物

[油料作物]

oil crop (rape, peanut, soy, sesame etc)
oil-bearing crop

róngshízuòyòng

溶蚀作用

[溶蝕作用]

dissolving
erosion by groundwater
corrosion

jiéshùgōngzuò

结束工作

[結束工作]

to finish work

rìchánggōngzuò

日常工作

[日常工作]

routine

ruòzuòyònglì

弱作用力

[弱作用力]

the weak force (in particle physics)

wúsuǒzuòwéi

无所作为

[無所作為]

attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive
feckless

suǒzuòsuǒwéi

所作所为

[所作所為]

one's conduct and deeds

qǐjūzuòxī

起居作息

[起居作息]

lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
fig. everyday life; daily routine; to go about one's daily life

zuòyèhuánjìng

作业环境

[作業環境]

operating environment

gùzuòshēnchén

故作深沉

[故作深沉]

to play the profound thinker

zìzuò-zìshòu

自作自受

[自作自受]

(idiom) to reap what one has sown; to stew in one's own juice

jiànjiàohézuò

建教合作

[建教合作]

cooperative education (Tw)

chùméizuòyòng

触媒作用

[觸媒作用]

catalysis

tōnglìhézuò

通力合作

[通力合作]

to join forces
to give full cooperation

jíxìngzhīzuò

即兴之作

[即興之作]

improvisation

yìzhìzuòyòng

抑制作用

[抑制作用]

inhibition

xìnggōngzuòzhě

性工作者

[性工作者]

sex worker

liángshizuòwù

粮食作物

[糧食作物]

grain crops
cereals

jiǎoróuzàozuò

矫揉造作

[矯揉造作]

pretension
affectation
putting on artificial airs

hēixiāngcāozuò

黑箱操作

[黑箱操作]

see 暗箱操作 (ànxiāngcāozuò)

dàtíxiǎozuò

大题小作

[大題小作]

to cut a long story short
a brief treatment of a complicated subject
fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter

húzuòfēiwéi

胡作非为

[胡作非為]

to run amok (idiom); to commit outrages

nǐgǔzhīzuò

拟古之作

[擬古之作]

a work in a classic style
a pastiche

shōushānzhīzuò

收山之作

[收山之作]

the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc

jīnggēngxìzuò

精耕细作

[精耕細作]

intensive farming

biànzhìzuòyòng

变质作用

[變質作用]

metamorphism (geology)

nòngxūzuòjiǎ

弄虚作假

[弄虛作假]

to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

pàigěigōngzuò

派给工作

[派給工作]

to task

yǐzuògùrén

已作故人

[已作故人]

to have passed away

zìzuò-cōngmíng

自作聪明

[自作聰明]

(idiom) to think oneself clever

fǎnshèdòngzuò

反射动作

[反射動作]

reflex action

gùzuòduānzhuāng

故作端庄

[故作端莊]

artificial show of seriousness
to pretend to be solemn

zuòzhèngnénglì

作证能力

[作證能力]

competence

guānghuàzuòyòng

光化作用

[光化作用]

photochemical effect
photosynthesis
photolysis

yáokòngcāozuò

遥控操作

[遙控操作]

remote operation

shēngēngxìzuò

深耕细作

[深耕細作]

deep plowing and careful cultivation

fēnghuàzuòyòng

风化作用

[風化作用]

weathering (of rocks)
erosion (by wind etc)

mòbùzuòshēng

默不作声

[默不作聲]

to keep silent

qīnshízuòyòng

侵蚀作用

[侵蝕作用]

erosion

bǐzhòuzuòyè

俾昼作夜

[俾晝作夜]

to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour

zuòyònglǐlùn

作用理论

[作用理論]

interactive theory

shèhuìgōngzuò

社会工作

[社會工作]

social work

tónghuàzuòyòng

同化作用

[同化作用]

assimilation
anabolism (biology)
constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc)

gùzuòzītài

故作姿态

[故作姿態]

to put on an act

fànshàngzuòluàn

犯上作乱

[犯上作亂]

to rebel against the emperor (idiom)

bǐyèzuòzhòu

俾夜作昼

[俾夜作晝]

lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
work especially hard

dǎgōngzuòyī

打躬作揖

[打躬作揖]

to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to beg humbly

zuòzhànshīzōng

作战失踪

[作戰失蹤]

see 作戰失蹤人員／作战失踪人员 (zuòzhànshīzōngrényuán)

xúnhuānzuòlè

寻欢作乐

[尋歡作樂]

pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation

wéifēizuòdǎi

为非作歹

[為非作歹]

to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor
evildoer
to perpetrate outrages

cūlièzuòpǐn

粗劣作品

[粗劣作品]

kitsch
vulgar art
art in bad taste

qiángxiānghùzuòyòng

强相互作用

[強相互作用]

strong interaction (in particle physics)
strong force

nóngcūnhézuòhuà

农村合作化

[農村合作化]

collectivization of agriculture (in Marxist theory)

chǒurénduōzuòguài

丑人多作怪

[醜人多作怪]

ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom)

èryītiānzuòwǔ

二一添作五

[二一添作五]

lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)
to share fairly between two parties
to go fifty-fifty

xīnzàngbìngfāzuò

心脏病发作

[心臟病發作]

heart attack; to have a heart attack

zuòzhǔnbèigōngzuò

做准备工作

[做準備工作]

to make preparations

kējìgōngzuòzhě

科技工作者

[科技工作者]

worker in science and technology

zuòxīshíjiānbiǎo

作息时间表

[作息時間表]

daily schedule
work schedule

dǎoguódòngzuòpiàn

岛国动作片

[島國動作片]

euphemism for Japanese porn movie

héxiānghùzuòyòng

核相互作用

[核相互作用]

nuclear interaction

xīnwéngōngzuòzhě

新闻工作者

[新聞工作者]

journalist

ruòxiānghùzuòyòng

弱相互作用

[弱相互作用]

weak interaction (in particle physics)
weak force

nóngyèhézuòhuà

农业合作化

[農業合作化]

collectivization of agriculture (in Marxist theory)

gōngzuòguǎnlǐyuán

工作管理员

[工作管理員]

(computing) task manager (Tw)

jiàoyùgōngzuòzhě

教育工作者

[教育工作者]

educator

júbùzuòyòngyù

局部作用域

[局部作用域]

(computing) local scope

yìwùgōngzuòzhě

义务工作者

[義務工作者]

volunteer
voluntary worker

shèhuìgōngzuòzhě

社会工作者

[社會工作者]

social worker

gōngzuòwěiyuánhuì

工作委员会

[工作委員會]

working committee

quánjúzuòyòngyù

全局作用域

[全局作用域]

(computing) global scope

cǎiméigōngzuòmiàn

采煤工作面

[採煤工作面]

(mining) coalface

tiāngōngbùzuòměi

天公不作美

[天公不作美]

Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
the weather is not favorable for the planned activity

mùbiāopǐpèizuòyè

目标匹配作业

[目標匹配作業]

target matching task

wǎngluòcāozuòxìtǒng

网络操作系统

[網絡操作系統]

network operating system

cíhuìpànduànzuòyè

词汇判断作业

[詞彙判斷作業]

lexical decision task

wǎnglùzuòyèxìtǒng

网路作业系统

[網路作業系統]

network operating system

Jíbǔlì Gōngzuòshì

吉卜力工作室

[吉卜力工作室]

Studio Ghibli, Japanese film studio

lādàqízuòhǔpí

拉大旗作虎皮

[拉大旗作虎皮]

lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
fig. to borrow sb's prestige
to take the name of a great cause as a shield

fāzuòxìngshìshuìbìng

发作性嗜睡病

[發作性嗜睡病]

narcolepsy

diàncíxiānghùzuòyòng

电磁相互作用

[電磁相互作用]

electromagnetic interaction (between particles)
electromagnetic force (physics)

bāxiǎoshígōngzuòzhì

八小时工作制

[八小時工作制]

eight-hour working day

Zhōngguó Zuòjiā Xiéhuì

中国作家协会

[中國作家協會]

China Writers Association (CWA)

Shànghǎi Hézuò Zǔzhī

上海合作组织

[上海合作組織]

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

zuòzhànshīzōngrényuán

作战失踪人员

[作戰失蹤人員]

missing in action (MIA) (military)

Tǒngyī Zhànxiàn Gōngzuòbù

统一战线工作部

[統一戰線工作部]

United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD)

nóngyèshēngchǎnhézuòshè

农业生产合作社

[農業生產合作社]

agricultural producers' cooperative

bùzuòsǐjiùbùhuìsǐ

不作死就不会死

[不作死就不會死]

serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)

Nán Yà Qūyù Hézuò Liánméng

南亚区域合作联盟

[南亞區域合作聯盟]

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

Xīnxíng Nóngcūn Hézuò Yīliáo

新型农村合作医疗

[新型農村合作醫療]

New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme
abbr. to 新農合／新农合

Yà Tài Jīngjì Hézuò Zǔzhī

亚太经济合作组织

[亞太經濟合作組織]

Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization
APEC

Zhōngguó Zuǒyì Zuòjiā Liánméng

中国左翼作家联盟

[中國左翼作家聯盟]

the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930

Oūzhōu Anquánhé Hézuò Zǔzhī

欧洲安全和合作组织

[歐洲安全和合作組織]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Duìwài Màoyì Jīngjì Hézuòbù

对外贸易经济合作部

[對外貿易經濟合作部]

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)

Oūzhōu Anquányǔ Hézuò Zǔzhī

欧洲安全与合作组织

[歐洲安全與合作組織]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Dà Méigōnghécìqūyùhézuò

大湄公河次区域合作

[大湄公河次區域合作]

Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), economic cooperation program between China and Vietnam

rìchū'érzuò,rìrù'érxī

日出而作，日入而息

[日出而作，日入而息]

lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life

xiǎozuō-yíqíng,dàzuō-shāngshēn

小作怡情，大作伤身

[小作怡情，大作傷身]

an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情，大酌傷身／小酌怡情，大酌伤身 (xiǎozhuo-yiqing,dàzhuo-shàngshèn))

Jīngjì Hézuòyǔ Fāzhǎn Zǔzhī

经济合作与发展组织

[經濟合作與發展組織]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
abbr. to 經合組織／经合组织

fǎn Měishìgōngzuòfù Měishìshēnghuó

反美是工作赴美是生活

[反美是工作赴美是生活]

being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)