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运作

yùn zuò · yun zuo

Traditional 運作

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to operate
  2. operations
  3. workings
  4. activities (usu. of an organization)
  5. thread (computing)
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Renting a power bank

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)共享充电宝(gòngxiǎngchōngdiànbǎo)是(shì)怎么(zěnme)运作(yùnzuò)的(de)？

    How does this shared power bank work?

  2. Liangliang

    很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)，它(tā)是(shì)这样(zhèyàng)运作(yùnzuò)的(de)：扫码(sǎomǎ)就(jiù)能用(néngyòng)。

    Very simple. It works like this: scan the code and use it.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)用完(yòngwán)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    And what do I do after using it?

  4. Liangliang

    放回(fànghuí)别的(biéde)机器(jīqì)里(lǐ)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Just put it back in any other machine.

  5. Dengdeng

    太(tài)方便(fāngbiàn)了(le)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)只剩(zhǐshèng)百分之一(bǎifēnzhīyī)的(de)电了(diànle)。

    So convenient! My phone has only one percent battery left.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

电(diàn)视(shì)遥(yáo)控(kòng)器(qì)是(shì)怎(zěn)么(me)运(yùn)作(zuò)的(de)？

How do TV remotes work?

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

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)日(rì)常(cháng)运(yùn)作(zuò)非(fēi)常(cháng)顺(shùn)利(lì)。

The daily operations of this company are very smooth.

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