焦作

焦

• 焦急 jiāo jí ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ ziu1 gap1 anxiety
• 焦虑 焦慮 jiāo lǜ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄩˋ ziu1 leoi6 anxious
• 焦距 jiāo jù ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄩˋ ziu1 keoi5 focal length
• 焦躁 jiāo zào ㄐㄧㄠ ㄗㄠˋ ziu1 cou3 fretful
• 焦点 焦點 jiāo diǎn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ziu1 dim2 (lit. and fig.) focal point; focus

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

• 焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄢˋ ㄜˊ ziu1 tau4 laan6 ngaak6 lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)

• 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