作文

zuò wén
HSK 5
to write an essay
noun
verb
Measure words:篇 piān

Example Sentences

我的老师让我写一篇作文。
wǒde lǎoshī ràng wǒ xiě yīpiān zuòwén 。
My teacher asked me to write an essay.
这篇作文写得很好。
zhè piān zuòwén xiě dé hěnhǎo 。
This composition is written very well.
在考试中，我们需要写一篇作文。
zài kǎoshì zhōng ， wǒmen xūyào xiě yīpiān zuòwén 。
In the exam, we need to write an essay.

Individual Characters

作zuò
rise, compose, pretend, affect
文wén
language, culture, writing, formal

Words with similar meanings

文章wénzhāng
article
More formal and typically refers to a written work for publication.
作品zuòpǐn
work
Broader term that can refer to any creative work, not limited to essays.

Words Starting With 作

作业zuò yè
school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate
作用zuò yòng
"to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
作者zuò zhě
author; writer
作为zuò wéi
one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
作品zuò pǐn
"work (of art); opus

Words Ending With 文

中文Zhong1 wén
Chinese; Chinese written language; Chinese writing
论文lùn wén
paper; treatise; thesis
天文tiān wén
astronomy
散文sǎn wén
prose; essay

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