HSK 5 · Media

作品 zuòpǐn “work (of art)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 作品 means

  1. work (of art)
  2. opus

Measure word 部 bù or 篇 piān · 一部作品 yí bù zuòpǐn

How to say 作品

  • 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 third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale品pǐn3rd tone, dipping

作品 in a sentence

  1. 她的作品给我留下了深刻印象。

    Tā de zuòpǐn gěi wǒ liúxià le shēnkè yìnxiàng.

    Her work made a deep impression on me.

    Sentence #6132389 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 她的花园是一件艺术作品。

    Tā de huāyuán shì yí jiàn yìshù zuòpǐn.

    Her garden is a work of art.

    Sentence #1778261 from Tatoeba

  3. 他模仿了梵高的作品。

    Tā mófǎng le Fàngāo de zuòpǐn.

    He imitated Van Gogh’s works.

    Sentence #430959 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 作品 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 品 (pǐn) with each of its parts in a different colour
品pǐnarticle; commodity; product; goods
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 作品

作 7 strokes · 品 9 strokes

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

Words related to 作品

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 品

产品chǎnpǐn · product商品shāngpǐn · commodity日用品rìyòngpǐn · articles for daily use品尝pǐncháng · to taste次品cìpǐn · defective product毒品dúpǐn · drugs品种pǐnzhǒng · variety样品yàngpǐn · sample品德pǐndé · moral character品质pǐnzhì · quality

More words: Media & Arts

印刷yìnshuā · to print乐器yuèqì · musical instrument展览zhǎnlǎn · to put on display字幕zìmù · caption版本bǎnběn · version扮演bànyǎn · to play the role of曝光bàoguāng · to expose (to the public)标题biāotí · title

FAQs

作品 (zuòpǐn) means “work (of art)” or “opus”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zuòpǐn: zuò with a 4th tone, then pǐn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 作品 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 部 (bù) or 篇 (piān). For example, one work (of art) is 一部作品 (yí bù zuòpǐn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zuopin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 作品 from the suggestions. Typing zuopin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
作品 is an HSK 5 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.