作用

zuo4 yong4

to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL:个[ge4]

作为

zuo4 wei2

one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be

作出

zuo4 chu1

to put out; to come up with; to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc); to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc); to draw (conclusion); to deliver (speech, judgment); to devise (explanation); to extract

作业

zuo4 ye4

school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:个[ge4]; to operate

作

zuo4

to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works