How to say “role” in Chinese
role, effect
“Role” in Chinese is 作用, zuò yòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
作用 is read zuò yòng: 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 “作用”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 作用. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的建议起到了很大的作用tādejiànyìqǐdàolehěndàdezuòyòngHis advice played a big role.
More words from the lesson “What and how they teach”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “role” in Chinese?
“Role” in Chinese is 作用, pinyin zuòyòng.
What does 作用 mean?
作用 (zuòyòng) means “role, effect”.
How do you write 作用?
作用 is 2 characters: 作 (zuò) — do; work; 用 (yòng) — use. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 作用?
作用 is read zuòyòng. Tones: zuò — fourth tone, yòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“role” in the lesson “What and how they teach”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. 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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