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作品

zuò pǐn · zuo pin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 部 bù, 篇 piān

Meaning

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  1. work (of art)
  2. opus
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The drawing on the fridge

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)幅(fú)画(huà)是(shì)谁(shéi)的(de)作品(zuòpǐn)？

    Whose work is this painting?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)我(wǒ)邻居(línjū)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)的(de)作品(zuòpǐn)，他(tā)才(cái)六(liù)岁(suì)。

    It is the work of my neighbor's child. He is only six.

  3. Liangliang

    六(liù)岁(suì)？这个(zhège)作品(zuòpǐn)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)画(huà)的(de)好(hǎo)！

    Six? This work is better than mine!

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)作品(zuòpǐn)呢(ne)？

    And where is your work?

  5. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)你(nǐ)家(jiā)冰箱(bīngxiāng)上(shàng)那(nà)张(zhāng)。

    It is that one on your fridge.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)那(nà)是(shì)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)画(huà)的(de)！

    I thought the child drew that!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)模(mó)仿(fǎng)了(le)梵(fàn)高(gāo)的(de)作(zuò)品(pǐn)。

He imitated the works of Van Gogh.

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02

这(zhè)部(bù)作(zuò)品(pǐn)描(miáo)写(xiě)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)普(pǔ)通(tōng)家(jiā)庭(tíng)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)。

This work depicts the life of an ordinary family.

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作
zuò

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

品
pǐn

(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank

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