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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 做作

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
做作 zuò zuo - affected
- artificial

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 13,519 17,788 8,183

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zuò- to make; to produce
- to write; to compose
- to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
- (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
- (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
- to assume (an air or manner)
zuō- (bound form) worker
- (bound form) workshop
- (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
zuò- to do; to engage in
- to write; to compose
- to pretend; to feign
- to regard as; to consider to be
- to be; to act the part of
- to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
- writings; works

Other Words Containing 做作

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
做作 - - 13,519 17,788 8,183