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起作用

qǐ zuò yòng

3-character word

What 起作用 means

1. to have an effect
2. to play a role
3. to be operative
4. to work
5. to function

The characters in 起作用

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign
• 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need…

Example sentences

• 它现在起作用了。
  Tā xiànzài qǐzuòyòng le.
  It works now.