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
作料
zuòliao
seasoning; condiment
Characters in this word
料 liào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 斗 — to struggle, to fight, to contend
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这道菜真正出彩的地方不在主料，而在几种作料之间微妙的比例。 Zhè dào cài zhēnzhèng chūcǎi de dìfang bú zài zhǔliào, ér zài jǐ zhǒng zuòliao zhījiān wēimiào de bǐlì. The dish really stands out not because of its main ingredient, but because of the subtle balance among several seasonings.
- 妈妈做菜的作料都是自己配的，味道特别好。 Māma zuòcài de zuòliao dōu shì zìjǐ pèi de, wèidào tèbié hǎo. Mum mixes all her own seasonings for cooking, and the flavor is especially good.
- 这家店的作料很齐全，你想加什么都行。 Zhè jiā diàn de zuòliao hěn qíquán, nǐ xiǎng jiā shénme dōu xíng. This shop has a full range of condiments; you can add whatever you like.
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