# 作用 (zuòyòng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 作用 (zuòyòng) means “function; effect; to affect”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: function; effect; to affect
- Pinyin: zuòyòng (zuo4 yong4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 这种药对我的感冒很有作用。
  Zhè zhǒng yào duì wǒ de gǎnmào hěn yǒu zuòyòng.
  This medicine had a great effect on my cold.

## Characters

- [作](https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-write/) (zuò): to write; to compose
- [用](https://hanziro.com/word/yong-use/) (yòng): to use

https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-yong-function/

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