作息 zuò xī ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ zok3 sik1
- to work and rest
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作
- 作出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zok3 ceot1 to put out
- 作品 zuò pǐn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ zok3 ban2 work (of art)
- 作客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zok3 haak3 to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 作对 作對 zuò duì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zok3 deoi3 to set oneself against
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- 作废 作廢 zuò fèi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟˋ zok3 fai3 to become invalid
- 作弊 zuò bì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ zok3 bai6 to practice fraud
- 作怪 zuò guài ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ zok3 gwaai3 (of a ghost) to make strange things happen
- 作战 作戰 zuò zhàn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ zok3 zin3 combat
- 作文 zuò wén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˊ zok3 man2一絲不苟 to write an essay
- 作业 作業 zuò yè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ zok3 jip6 school assignment
- 作为 作為 zuò wéi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ zok3 wai4 one's conduct
- 作物 zuò wù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨˋ zok3 mat6 crop
- 作用 zuò yòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ zok3 jung6 to act on; to affect
- 作者 zuò zhě ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ zok3 ze2 author; writer
- 作证 作證 zuò zhèng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄥˋ zok3 zing3 to bear witness; to testify
- 作风 作風 zuò fēng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄥ zok3 fung1 style
- 创作 創作 chuàng zuò ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ cong3 zok3 to create; to produce; to write
- 动作 動作 dòng zuò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dung6 zok3 movement; motion; action
- 协作 協作 xié zuò ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hip3 zok3 cooperation
息
- 休息 xiū xi ㄒㄧㄡ ˙ㄒㄧ jau1 sik1 rest
- 信息 xìn xī ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧ seon3 sik1 information; news; message
- 出息 chū xi ㄔㄨ ˙ㄒㄧ ceot1 sik1 future prospects
- 利息 lì xī ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧ lei6 sik1 interest (on a loan)
- 喘息 chuǎn xī ㄔㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧ cyun2 sik1 to gasp for breath
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- 平息 píng xī ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ping4 sik1 (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
- 气息 氣息 qì xī ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ hei3 sik1 breath
- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
- 窒息 zhì xī ㄓˋ ㄒㄧ zat6 sik1 to choke
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
- 经久不息 經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
- 自强不息 自強不息 zì qiáng bù xī ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ zi6 koeng4 bat1 sik1 to strive unremittingly
- 不息 bù xī ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ bat1 sik1 continually
- 低息 dī xī ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧ dai1 sik1 low-interest
- 偃息 yǎn xī ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ (literary) to take a rest
- 停息 tíng xī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ting4 sik1 to stop
- 免息 miǎn xī ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧ min5 sik1 interest-free
- 入息 rù xī ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄧ jap6 sik1 income (Hong Kong)
- 全息 quán xī ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cyun4 sik1 holographic
Idioms with these characters
- 并肩作战 並肩作戰 bìng jiān zuò zhàn ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ bing6 gin1 zok3 zin3 (idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces
- 俾夜作昼 俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡˋ bei2 je6 zok3 zau3 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
- 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ bei2 zau3 zok3 je6 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
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- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 逢场作戏 逢場作戲 féng chǎng zuò xì ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˋ fung4 coeng4 zok3 hei3 lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
- 敢作敢为 敢作敢為 gǎn zuò gǎn wéi ㄍㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ gam2 zok3 gam2 wai4 (idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything
- 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˇ wui4 can1 zok3 hei2 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
- 呼牛作马 呼牛作馬 hū niú zuò mǎ ㄏㄨ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ fu1 ngau4 zok3 maa5 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 姑息养奸 姑息養奸 gū xī yǎng jiān ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢ gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
- 经久不息 經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
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- 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ hei2 geoi1 zok3 sik1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
- 气息奄奄 氣息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ hei3 sik1 jim1 jim1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)
- 瞬息万变 瞬息萬變 shùn xī wàn biàn ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ seon3 sik1 maan6 bin3 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
- 瞬息之间 瞬息之間 shùn xī zhī jiān ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ seon3 sik1 zi1 gaan1 (idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
- 无声无息 無聲無息 wú shēng wú xī ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧ mou4 sing1 mou4 sik1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
- 息事宁人 息事寧人 xī shì níng rén ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ sik1 si6 ning4 jan4 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
- 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related