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名作
míng zuò
Pinyin
Definition
名作
-
míng zuò
masterpiece
famous work
Character Decomposition
名
夕
口
作
亻
丿
一
丨
二
Related Words
(20)
作品
zuò pǐn
1
work (of art)
2
opus
3
CL:部[bù],篇[piān]
作业
zuò yè
1
school assignment
2
homework
3
work
4
task
5
operation
6
CL:個|个[gè]
7
to operate
作为
zuò wéi
1
one's conduct
2
deed
3
activity
4
accomplishment
5
achievement
6
to act as
7
as (in the capacity of)
8
qua
9
to view as
10
to look upon (sth as)
11
to take sth to be
名
míng
1
name
2
noun (part of speech)
3
place (e.g. among winners)
4
famous
5
classifier for people
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
工作
gōng zuò
1
to work
2
(of a machine) to operate
3
job
4
work
5
task
6
CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng]
成名
chéng míng
1
to make one's name
2
to become famous
排名
pái míng
1
to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
2
ranking
作
zuō
1
worker
2
workshop
3
(slang) troublesome
4
high-maintenance (person)
作出
zuò chū
1
to put out
2
to come up with
3
to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
4
to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
5
to draw (conclusion)
6
to deliver (speech, judgment)
7
to devise (explanation)
8
to extract
作孽
zuò niè
1
to sin
作家
zuò jiā
1
author
2
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
作弊
zuò bì
1
to practice fraud
2
to cheat
3
to engage in corrupt practices
作息
zuò xī
1
to work and rest
作战
zuò zhàn
1
combat
2
to fight
作文
zuò wén
1
to write an essay
2
composition (student essay)
3
CL:篇[piān]
作用
zuò yòng
1
to act on
2
to affect
3
action
4
function
5
activity
6
impact
7
result
8
effect
9
purpose
10
intent
11
to play a role
12
corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
13
CL:個|个[gè]
作痛
zuò tòng
1
to ache
作祟
zuò suì
1
haunted
2
to haunt
3
to cause mischief
作者
zuò zhě
1
author
2
writer
3
CL:個|个[gè]
Idioms
(20)
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
1
I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
2
It's an honor to meet you at last.
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
1
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
1
tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
1
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
2
hoist by his own petard
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
1
lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
2
fig. to head off in various directions
3
to flee helter-skelter
俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
1
lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
2
work especially hard
俾昼作夜
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
1
to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
1
to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
2
to pose under a false name
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
1
position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
1
to win success and recognition (idiom)
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
1
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
2
Reality does not live up to the name.
3
Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
1
the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
1
lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
2
enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1
both fame and fortune (idiom)
2
both virtue and reward
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
1
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
1
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
1
lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
1
the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
1
A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
Sample Sentences
是啊,在我的印象中,莫言的成名作应该是《红高粱》、《丰乳肥臀》等作品。
shì a ,zài wǒ de yìnxiàng zhōng ,Mòyán de chéngmíngzuò yīnggāi shì 《Hónggāoliáng 》、《Fēngrǔféidún 》děng zuòpǐn 。
Yes, as I remember it, Mo Yan became famous for works like Red Sorghum and Big Breasts and Wide Hips.
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