作zuò

Ⅰ  ❶ （起） rise; get up; stand up: 日出而 ～ get up at sunrise; 客 ～ 而辞。 The guest stood up to say good-bye. 振 ～ 起来！ Brace up!; Pull yourself together!
❷ （写作） write; compose: ～ 文章 write articles or essays; ～ 一首诗 compose a poem; 泼墨 ～ 画 splash ink to paint a picture
❸ （装） pretend; affect; assume: 装聋 ～ 哑 pretend to be deaf and dumb; 故 ～ 姿态 assume the airs of magnanimity
❹ (当作； 作为) regard as; look on as; take for: 认贼 ～ 父 take the foe for one's father; 他们把我们 ～ 自家人看待。 They looked upon us as belonging to the family. 我把她看 ～ 自己的妹妹。 I regarded her as my own sister.
❺ （发作） have; feel: 肚子一阵 ～ 痛 have a stomach pain
❻ (充当； 担任) act as; be; become: 我来 ～ 翻译。 I'll act as an interpreter. 人民当家 ～ 主人。 The people are the masters of their country.
❼ (举行； 进行) do; make: ～ 报告 make a report; deliver a speech; ～ 斗争 wage a struggle; combat; ～ 功课 do one's homework Ⅱ  ❶ （作品） writings; work: 杰 ～ masterpiece; masterwork; 新 ～ a new work; 有关电子学的著 ～ writings on electronics
❷ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 显 Zuo Xian
另见 see also zuō; zuó。
◆作案 commit a crime [an offense]; 作罢 drop; relinquish; give up; 作伴 keep company; 作保 be sb.'s guarantor; go bail for sb.; sponsor sb.; 作弊 practise fraud; cheat; indulge in corrupt practices; 作壁上观stand by watching others battle; be an onlooker; look on indif￣ ferently; sit by and watch; watch the fighting from the rampart; 作出裁决 give a ruling; 作词 write words; 作东道主 act as a host; stand treat; 作对 set oneself against; oppose; 作恶 do evil; 作伐 [书] act as matchmaker; 作法 resort to magic arts; practise magic; way of doing things; course of action; practice; art of composition; 作法自毙 make a law only to fall foul of it oneself; be caught by one's own laws [device]; be hoist with [by] one's own petard; do things harmful to oneself; lie in [on] the bed one has made; 作废 cancel; delete; cancellation; nullify; become invalid; 作风 style; style of work; way; 作梗 obstruct; hinder; create difficulties; 作古 [书] [婉] die; pass away; 作怪 do mischief; make trouble; 作家 writer; 作假 behave affectedly; falsify; counterfeit; cheat; play tricks; 作奸犯科 commit crimes in violation of the law; commit crimes and act the part of a traitor; commit offenses against law and discipline; violate the law and commit crimes; 作茧自缚 in a cocoon around oneself; be caught in one's own trap; cocoon oneself like silkworms; fall into a pit of one's own digging; get enmeshed in a web of one's own spinning; spin a cocoon around oneself — to get enmeshed in a web of one's own spinning; 作客 [书] sojourn; 作困兽斗 turn [come; bring] to bay; 作乐 make merry; enjoy oneself; have a good time; 作乱 stage an armed rebellion; rise in revolt; 作美 help; cooperate; make things easy for sb.; 作难 feel embarrassed; feel awkward; make things difficult for sb.; 作孽 {佛教} do evil; commit a sin; 作呕 feel like vomiting; feel sick; disgusting; loathsome; 作陪 help entertain the guest of honour; be invited along with the chief guest; 作品 works; opus；
作畦{农} bedding; 作曲 write music; compose; 作色 show signs of anger; get worked up; 作势 assume a posture; atti￣ tudinize; 作数 count; be valid; 作祟 haunt; make mischief; cause trouble; exercise evil influence; 作图 plot￣ ting; {数} construction; plot; 作威作福 tyrannically abuse one's power; act like a tyrant; assume great airs (of authority); behave as a tyrant; domineer over; lord it over ...; play [act] the tyrant; play the tyrant and enjoy happiness; ride roughshod (over others); 作为 conduct; deed; action; accomplish; do sth. worthwhile; 作伪 fake; make an imitation; forge; 作伪证 forswear; give false testimony; 作文 write a composition; composition; 作物 crop; 作息 work and rest; 作业 school assignment; work; job; task; operation; production; 作艺 [旧] perform; give a performance作俑 [书] originate a wicked practice; 作用 act on; affect; action; function; effect; intention; motive; 作用力 acting force; applied force; apply force; effort; 作贼心虚 have a guilty conscience, as [like] a thief; A guilty conscience is a self-accuser.; betray [show; reveal] one's guilty conscience; with a guilty conscience; 作战 fight; conduct operations; do battle; show; 作者 author; writer; 作证 testify; give evidence; bear witness; 作[做]主 decide; take the responsibility for a decision; back up; support; 作准 count; be valid; valid; authentic