HSK 2 · Studying

作业

zuò yè

homework

Stroke order of 作业

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

作 · 7 strokes业 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

A '亻' person '作' doing their '业' work after school: homework.

Parts: 作 do, make (亻 person + 乍) + 业 work, task

Example sentence

你的作业做完了吗？

Have you finished your homework?

Words with 作

工作work; job; to work 动作movement; action 叫作to be called 作家writer; author 作文essay; composition 作用effect; function 写作writing; to write 制作to make; to produce 作品work (of art)作者author 创作to create (art); creation 合作to cooperate

Words with 业

职业occupation; profession 就业to get a job; employment 创业to start a business 事业career; cause 开业to open for business 专业major; specialty; professional 工业industry 农业agriculture 商业commerce; business

More words: Studying

笔pen 笔记notes 笔记本notebook; laptop 作文essay; composition 复习to review; to revise 练to practise 练习to practise; exercise 成绩grade; result 分数score; mark 题question; problem 难题difficult problem 听讲to attend a lecture 举to raise; to lift 水平level; standard 提高to raise; to improve

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