作业 (zuò yè) — homework; school assignment; task; operation (in work or industrial context)

Definition

At HSK 3, 作业 means school homework — work a student does for class. In everyday speech 工作 is a job; 功课 is also homework but less common.

noun
homeworkschool assignmenttaskoperation (in work or industrial context)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Wǒ měi tiān dōu yào xiě zuò yè.
    I have to do homework every day.
  • 作业
    Jīn tiān de zuò yè hěn nán.
    Today's homework is very difficult.
  • 作业
    Lǎo shī jiǎn chá le wǒ men de zuò yè.
    The teacher checked our homework.

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