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作品zuò pǐnwork (of art)

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作品 (zuò pǐn) means "work" or "opus," something created by an artist, writer, or other maker, such as a book, painting, or film. Its measure words include 部 for longer works and 篇 for written pieces, as in 一部作品 (a work). It refers to the finished creation rather than to labor.

What does 作品 mean?

  1. 1.

    work (of art)noun

  2. 2.

    opusnoun

What do the characters in 作品 mean?

  • 作writings; works
  • 品(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods

How do you use 作品?

作品 can describe books, paintings, films, or music that someone made, and it can take 部 or 篇 as a measure word.

What are some examples of 作品 in a sentence?

  1. 这是我最喜欢的一部作品。

    Zhè shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de yí bù zuòpǐn.

    This is my favorite work.

  2. 他写了很多作品。

    Tā xiě le hěn duō zuòpǐn.

    He has written many works.

  3. 这些画都是孩子们的作品。

    Zhèxiē huà dōu shì háizimen de zuòpǐn.

    These paintings are all the children's works.

How is 作品 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    墙上那张画真好看。

    Qiáng shang nà zhāng huà zhēn hǎokàn.

    That painting on the wall looks really nice.

  2. Speaker B:

    那是我妹妹的作品。

    Nà shì wǒ mèimei de zuòpǐn.

    That's my younger sister's work.

  3. Speaker A:

    她画了多长时间?

    Tā huà le duō cháng shíjiān?

    How long did she spend painting it?

  4. Speaker B:

    差不多一个月。

    Chàbuduō yí ge yuè.

    About a month.

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.