作用 – vocab dash

作用zuòyòng

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Meanings

1. to act on; to affect

2. action; function; activity

3. impact; result; effect

4. purpose; intent

5. (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用 (yìzhìzuòyòng), inhibition

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药物yàowù的de作用zuòyòng还hái不bù确定quèdìng。

Whether the medicine will work or not is uncertain.

无论wúlùn我们wǒmen是否shìfǒu喜欢xǐhuan电脑diànnǎo，它tā在zài我们wǒmen的de生活shēnghuó中zhōng始终shǐzhōng起qǐ着zhe重要zhòngyào的de作用zuòyòng。

Computers are certainly playing an important role in our life, whether we like it or not.

他tā的de忠告zhōnggào没méi起到qǐdào太tài大dà的de作用zuòyòng。

His advice didn't help much.

实际上shíjìshàng，网络wǎngluò的de作用zuòyòng有着yǒuzhe无数wúshù的de多种多样duōzhǒngduōyàng的de。

In fact, there are countless, varied uses for the Internet.

电视diànshì在zài日常rìcháng生活shēnghuó中zhōng起qǐ着zhe重要zhòngyào的dī作用zuòyòng。

TV plays an important part in everyday life.

我wǒ好奇hàoqí耳垂ěrchuí有yǒu什么shénme作用zuòyòng。

I wonder what ear lobes are for.