起作用

Traditional form:

起作用

Pinyin (reading):

qǐzuòyòng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 用 - to use, to employ, to apply; use

Traditional characters:

• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 用 - to use, to employ, to apply; use