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振作

zhèn zuò

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

振作 (zhèn zuò) means "to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together; to cheer up". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 振作 means

1. to bestir oneself
2. to pull oneself together
3. to cheer up
4. to uplift
5. to stimulate

The characters in 振作

• 振zhènto shake; to flap; to vibrate
• 作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign

Example sentences

• 情况正在改善，所以振作起来！
  Qíngkuàng zhèngzài gǎishàn, suǒyǐ zhènzuò qǐlai!
  The situation is improving, so cheer up!

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