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副作用

fùzuòyòng

side effect; adverse effect

A person holds their head beside a bottle of pills
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Characters in this word

副 fù

Strokes
11
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
畐 to fill 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

作 zuò

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 作

用 yòng

Strokes
5
Radical
用 — to use, to employ, to apply
Made of
⺆ frame 𰀁 hook

Example phrases

  • 这种药物疗效显著,但长期服用可能产生肝功能异常的副作用。 Zhè zhǒng yàowù liáoxiào xiǎnzhù, dàn chángqī fúyòng kěnéng chǎnshēng gāngōngnéng yìcháng de fùzuòyòng. This medicine is highly effective, but long-term use may produce the side effect of abnormal liver function.
  • 吃了这种药以后,有的人会出现头晕的副作用。 Chī le zhè zhǒng yào yǐhòu, yǒude rén huì chūxiàn tóuyūn de fùzuòyòng. After taking this medicine, some people experience dizziness as a side effect.
  • 任何方法都有副作用,使用之前要先了解清楚。 Rènhé fāngfǎ dōu yǒu fùzuòyòng, shǐyòng zhīqián yào xiān liǎojiě qīngchu. Every method has side effects, so understand them clearly before using it.

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