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作风 (zuò fēng) — style (of work or behavior); way of doing things; (work) style

Definition

作风 (zuòfēng) means a person's style of work or behavior — used for habits of conduct (工作作风, 官僚作风), not visual aesthetics. Compare 风格 (broader: art, design, personal manner) and 风貌 (the overall look of a place or era).

noun
style (of work or behavior)way of doing things(work) style

Examples

  • 作风，。
    Tā de gōng zuò zuò fēng hěn rèn zhēn, cóng bù mǎ hu.
    His work style is very serious; he is never careless.
  • 作风，。
    Lǐng dǎo yào dài tóu gǎi jìn zuò fēng, mì qiè lián xì qún zhòng.
    Leaders should take the lead in improving their style and stay close to the masses.
  • 作风。
    Zhè zhǒng guān liáo zuò fēng bì xū chè dǐ gǎi biàn.
    This kind of bureaucratic style must be completely changed.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

作zuòwork; conduct
风fēngstyle; manner

作 refers to conduct or work, and 风 to style, together giving a way of behaving or working.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
乍
乍zhà作zuò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 亻 comes from 人, meaning 'person', and the right side 乍 gives the sound.

Open 作 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 风 →
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