振 zhèn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 辰 early morning
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
振作
zhènzuò
to pull oneself together; to cheer up; spirited
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 连续失败之后，他终于振作起来，重新整理数据并修改实验设计。 Liánxù shībài zhīhòu, tā zhōngyú zhènzuò qǐlái, chóngxīn zhěnglǐ shùjù bìng xiūgǎi shíyàn shèjì. After repeated failures, he finally pulled himself together, reorganised the data and revised the experimental design.
- 别灰心，振作起来，下次一定能做得更好。 Bié huīxīn, zhènzuò qǐlái, xiàcì yīdìng néng zuò de gèng hǎo. Don't lose heart; pull yourself together, and you'll surely do better next time.
- 他心情差了几天，昨晚跟朋友聊完，总算振作起来了。 Tā xīnqíng chàle jǐ tiān, zuówǎn gēn péngyou liáowán, zǒngsuàn zhènzuò qǐlái le. He was in low spirits for a few days, but after talking with friends last night he finally cheered up.
Related words
- 振动 zhèndòng to vibrate; vibration
- 振奋 zhènfèn inspiring; heartening; to inspire
- 振兴 zhènxīng to revitalise; to rejuvenate
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action
- 工作 gōngzuò to work; work, job
- 叫作 jiàozuò to be called
- 作家 zuòjiā writer
- 作文 zuòwén composition
- 作业 zuòyè homework
- 作用 zuòyòng role; effect
- 创作 chuàngzuò to create art; creative work
- 合作 hézuò to cooperate