作用
Meaning
- to act on; to affect
- action; function; activity
- impact; result; effect
Example sentence
它现在起作用了。
It works now.
Characters in 作用
- 作 zuò to do, to make; a work
- 用 yòng to use; to make use of; to employ
作 to act plus 用 use. An effect is what something does in use, and 起作用 is the verb: to take effect.