作 — meaning in English
zuō
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English meaning
- drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
- immobilize verb To stop something moving, or make it unable to move.
Senses
作 is used for these senses in English:
- come to (transitive) To befall; to happen to; to come upon.
- drive (transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- immobilize To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
- turn out (transitive, idiomatic) To produce; make.
drive — full definition
- verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
- verb To motivate, push, or compel someone or something toward an outcome.
- noun A journey made in a vehicle.
- noun Strong motivation or determination to achieve something.
- noun A device used to store and retrieve computer data.
immobilize — full definition
- verb To stop something moving, or make it unable to move.
- verb To lock up money in an investment so it can't be used elsewhere.
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