How to say “homework” in Chinese
homework
“Homework” in Chinese is 作业, zuò yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
作业 is read zuò yè: 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 “作业”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 作业. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你作业做完了吗？nǐzuòyèzuòwánlemaHave you finished your homework?
- 他一边听歌，一边做作业。tāyìbiāntīnggē,yìbiānzuòzuòyèHe does his homework while listening to songs.
- 我一边听歌一边写作业wǒyìbiāntīnggē,yìbiānxiězuòyèI do my homework while listening to songs.
- 你的作业做完了吗？nǐdezuòyèzuòwánlemaHave you finished your homework?
- 请把作业交给老师qǐngbǎzuòyèjiāogěilǎoshīPlease hand in your homework to the teacher.
- 明天要交作业míngtiānyàojiāozuòyèI have to hand in my homework tomorrow.
More words from the lesson “Homework”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “homework” in Chinese?
“Homework” in Chinese is 作业, pinyin zuòyè.
What does 作业 mean?
作业 (zuòyè) means “homework”.
How do you write 作业?
作业 is 2 characters: 作 (zuò) — do; work; 业 (yè) — business, occupation. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 作业?
作业 is read zuòyè. Tones: zuò — fourth tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“homework” in the lesson “Homework”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. 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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