HSK 6 · Work

作风 zuòfēng “style (of work)” in Chinese

Traditional 作風

What 作风 means

  1. style (of work)
  2. way of doing things
  3. style
  4. way

How to say 作风

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale作zuò4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale风fēng1st tone, high and level

作风 in a sentence

  1. 他的工作作风很认真。

    Tā de gōngzuò zuòfēng hěn rènzhēn.

    He has a very conscientious way of working.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这家公司的作风很务实。

    Zhè jiā gōngsī de zuòfēng hěn wùshí.

    This company has a very practical way of doing things.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 作风 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 作 (zuò) with each of its parts in a different colour
作zuòto do; to engage in
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 乍first time · zhà

Memory aidPerson 亻 with 乍 (zhà) for the sound: to make, to do.

The character 风 (fēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
风fēngwind
  • 几table · jī
  • 乂to govern · yì

Memory aidSimplified from 風. Picture a sail 几 filled by the wind, with a swirl 乂 inside: wind.

How to write 作风

作 7 strokes · 风 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

作风 (zuòfēng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 作风 (zuòfēng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 作风

Words with 作

工作gōngzuò · to work作业zuòyè · school assignment工作日gōngzuòrì · working day作者zuòzhě · author作家zuòjiā · writer动作dòngzuò · movement作用zuòyòng · effect制作zhìzuò · to make写作xiězuò · writing作文zuòwén · to write an essay

Words with 风

风fēng · wind刮风guāfēng · windy风险fēngxiǎn · risk风俗fēngsú · social custom风格fēnggé · style风景fēngjǐng · scenery麦克风màikèfēng · microphone (loanword)风味fēngwèi · local flavour风度fēngdù · manner风趣fēngqù · witty

More words: Work & Career

报到bàodào · to report for duty报告bàogào · to inform编辑biānjí · to edit部门bùmén · department主管zhǔguǎn · person in charge助理zhùlǐ · assistant助手zhùshǒu · assistant资深zīshēn · senior

FAQs

作风 (zuòfēng) means “style (of work)” or “way of doing things”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zuòfēng: zuò with a 4th tone, then fēng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 作风 is written 作風. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zuofeng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 作风 from the suggestions. Typing zuofeng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
作风 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.