作用 zuò yòng

to act on; to affect

HSK 42 characters
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Example sentences

How 作用 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 它现在起作用了。

    tā xiàn zài qǐ zuò yòng le

    It works now.

  • 毛巾完全没起作用。

    máo jīn wán quán méi qǐ zuò yòng

    The towel wasn't useful at all.

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