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作业

zuò yè · zuo ye

Traditional 作業

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. school assignment
  2. homework
  3. work
  4. task
  5. operation
  6. to operate
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Where is my homework book

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)找不到(zhǎobudào)作业(zuòyè)本(běn)了(le)。

    I can't find my homework book.

  2. Liangliang

    在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)包(bāo)里(lǐ)吧(ba)？

    Is it in your bag?

  3. Dengdeng

    不在(bùzài)，我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)了(le)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)，今天(jīntiān)的(de)作业(zuòyè)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    It's not there. I've looked for ten minutes. What about today's homework?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)拿(ná)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is that in your hand?

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)拿着(názhe)它(tā)找(zhǎo)它(tā)。

    Ah! I've been holding it the whole time while looking for it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

快(kuài)点(diǎn)写(xiě)完(wán)你(nǐ)的(de)作(zuò)业(yè)，我(wǒ)们(men)好(hǎo)去(qù)打(dǎ)游(yóu)戏(xì)机(jī)。

Finish your homework faster, so that we can play video games.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by migl · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)写(xiě)作(zuò)业(yè)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)就(jiù)可(kě)以(yǐ)看(kàn)电(diàn)视(shì)。

Once you’ve done your homework for an hour, you can watch TV.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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作
zuò

to do; to engage in; to write; to compose

业
yè

line of business; industry

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