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
作战
zuòzhàn
to conduct combat; to fight
Characters in this word
战 zhàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在信息化条件下作战，部队必须同时处理战场与舆论的压力。 Zài xìnxīhuà tiáojiàn xià zuòzhàn, bùduì bìxū tóngshí chǔlǐ zhànchǎng yǔ yúlùn de yālì. When conducting operations under information-based conditions, troops must handle pressure from both the battlefield and public opinion.
- 这支队伍擅长在恶劣的环境条件下作战。 Zhè zhī duìwǔ shàncháng zài èliè de huánjìng tiáojiàn xià zuòzhàn. This unit is good at fighting in harsh environmental conditions.
- 医护人员与疾病作战，守护着病人的生命。 Yīhù rényuán yǔ jíbìng zuòzhàn, shǒuhùzhe bìngrén de shēngmìng. Medical workers fight disease and protect patients' lives.
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