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
作对
zuòduì
to oppose; to go against
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 他并非故意和上级作对，只是认为这个决定缺乏事实依据。 Tā bìngfēi gùyì hé shàngjí zuòduì, zhǐ shì rènwéi zhè ge juédìng quēfá shìshí yījù. He was not deliberately opposing his superiors; he simply believed the decision lacked a factual basis.
- 他总爱跟同事作对，难怪大家都不喜欢他。 Tā zǒng ài gēn tóngshì zuòduì, nánguài dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan tā. He always loves to be at odds with his colleagues; no wonder nobody likes him.
- 故意和大多数人作对，只会让自己越来越孤立。 Gùyì hé dàduōshùrén zuòduì, zhǐ huì ràng zìjǐ yuèláiyuè gūlì. Deliberately going against the majority will only make you more and more isolated.
Related words
- 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
- 写作 xiězuò writing; to write
- 制作 zhìzuò to make; to create
- 作品 zuòpǐn creative work