发
作

To flare up in Chinese: 发作 (fā zuò)

fā zuò

to flare up

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 發作1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to flare up; to break out

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发
作

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄗㄨㄛˋ

zuò

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

发作

Simplified

發作

Traditional

Example sentences

See 发作 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他的老毛病又发作了。

    tā de lǎo máo bìng yòu fā zuò le。

    His old ailment flared up again.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

作

zuò

to do

工作

gōng zuò

to work

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

作业

zuò yè

school assignment

作用

zuò yòng

to act on

出发

chū fā

to set off

动作

dòng zuò

movement

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

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