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作用

zuò yòng
HSK 2.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to act on
  2. 2. to affect
  3. 3. action
  4. 4. function
  5. 5. activity
  6. 6. impact
  7. 7. result
  8. 8. effect
  9. 9. purpose
  10. 10. intent
  11. 11. to play a role
  12. 12. corresponds to English -ity
  13. 13. -ism
  14. 14. -ization
  15. 15. CL:個|个[gè]

Words Containing 作用

沉积作用
chén jī zuò yòng

sedimentation (geology)

强作用
qiáng zuò yòng

strong interaction (governing hadrons in nuclear physics)

强相互作用
qiáng xiāng hù zuò yòng

strong interaction (in particle physics)

抑制作用
yì zhì zuò yòng

inhibition

反作用
fǎn zuò yòng

opposite reaction

触媒作用
chù méi zuò yòng

catalysis

崩坏作用
bēng huài zuò yòng

mass wasting (geology)

局部作用域
jú bù zuò yòng yù

(computing) local scope

反射作用
fǎn shè zuò yòng

reflex

作用理论
zuò yòng lǐ lùn

interactive theory

聚合作用
jù hé zuò yòng

polymerization

强作用力
qiáng zuò yòng lì

the strong force (in nuclear physics)

光合作用
guāng hé zuò yòng

photosynthesis

蒸腾作用
zhēng téng zuò yòng

transpiration

烃化作用
tīng huà zuò yòng

alkylation

核相互作用
hé xiāng hù zuò yòng

nuclear interaction

相互作用
xiāng hù zuò yòng

to interact

异化作用
yì huà zuò yòng

catabolism (biology)

心理作用
xīn lǐ zuò yòng

a perception that doesn't reflect reality

弱作用力
ruò zuò yòng lì

the weak force (in particle physics)

造山作用
zào shān zuò yòng

orogeny (geology)

超距作用
chāo jù zuò yòng

action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force)

光化作用
guāng huà zuò yòng

photochemical effect

弱相互作用
ruò xiāng hù zuò yòng

weak interaction (in particle physics)

侵蚀作用
qīn shí zuò yòng

erosion

酵解作用
jiào jiě zuò yòng

zymolysis

共轭作用
gòng è zuò yòng

conjugation

协同作用
xié tóng zuò yòng

synergy

副作用
fù zuò yòng

side effect

趋化作用
qū huà zuò yòng

chemotaxis (movement of leukocytes under chemical stimulus)

吞噬作用
tūn shì zuò yòng

phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)

风化作用
fēng huà zuò yòng

weathering (of rocks)

全局作用域
quán jú zuò yòng yù

(computing) global scope

同化作用
tóng huà zuò yòng

assimilation

电磁相互作用
diàn cí xiāng hù zuò yòng

electromagnetic interaction (between particles)

催化作用
cuī huà zuò yòng

catalysis

溶蚀作用
róng shí zuò yòng

dissolving

分解作用
fēn jiě zuò yòng

decomposition

起作用
qǐ zuò yòng

to have an effect

作用力
zuò yòng lì

effort

弱作用
ruò zuò yòng

weak interaction (physics)

变质作用
biàn zhì zuò yòng

metamorphism (geology)

有作用
yǒu zuò yòng

effective