Definition
作品 (zuòpǐn) refers broadly to any creative work — art, music, literature, film. 著作 (zhùzuò) is more specific, usually meaning a written or scholarly work (e.g., a book, treatise). Use 作品 for general creative output and 著作 for formal writings.
noun
work (of art)piece (of creative work)
Measure word · 部, 篇
Examples
- 。Zhè fú huà shì tā de dàibiǎo zuò pǐn.This painting is his representative work.
- 作品。Tā xiě le yì piān guānyú huánbǎo de zuò pǐn.She wrote a piece about environmental protection.
- 作品。Zhè bù zuò pǐn huòdé le guójì dàjiǎng.This work won an international grand prize.
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