How to say “work” in Chinese
work, writings (scholarly)
“Work” in Chinese is 著作, zhù zuò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
著作 is read zhù zuò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “著作”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 著作. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这是一部重要的哲学著作zhèshìyíbùzhòngyàodezhéxuézhùzuòThis is an important work of philosophy.
- 这部著作一共有三卷。zhèbùzhùzuòyígòngyǒusānjuànThis work has three volumes in all.
- 这部著作一共有三卷2zhèbùzhùzuòyígòngyǒusānjuànThis work has three volumes in all.
- 这部著作的目录很详细zhèbùzhùzuòdemùlùhěnxiángxìThe table of contents of this work is very detailed.
More words from the lesson “Volume and chapter”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “work” in Chinese?
“Work” in Chinese is 著作, pinyin zhùzuò.
What does 著作 mean?
著作 (zhùzuò) means “work, writings (scholarly)”.
How do you write 著作?
著作 is 2 characters: 著 (zhù) — famous; write (a book); 作 (zuò) — do; work. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 著作?
著作 is read zhùzuò. Tones: zhù — fourth tone, zuò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“work” in the lesson “Volume and chapter”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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