作用
Pinyin: zuò yòng
function; effect
Example sentence
锻炼对健康有很大作用。
Duànliàn duì jiànkāng yǒu hěn dà zuòyòng.
Exercise has a big effect on health.
What 作用 means
作用 (zuò yòng) is a Chinese word meaning “function; effect”. It belongs to the Concepts & Ideas topic and appears at HSK 4, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.