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运作

yùn zuò

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 運作

运作 (yùn zuò) means "to operate; operations; workings". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 运作 means

1. to operate
2. operations
3. workings
4. activities (usu. of an organization)
5. thread (computing)

The characters in 运作

• 运yùnto move; to transport; to use
• 作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign

Example sentences

• 机器正常运作。
  It's working just fine.
• 机器运作一整天。
  The machine works all day.
• 红绿灯一直在运作。
  Traffic lights work all the time.
• 这些电脑用电池运作。
  Zhèxiē diànnǎo yòng diànchí yùnzuò.
  These computers use batteries to operate.
• 电视遥控器是怎么运作的？
  How do TV remotes work?
• 额。。。这个是怎幺运作的？
  Uh...how does this work?

Words containing 运作

• 多工运作duō gōng yùn zuòmultithreading

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