作业

zuòyè

HSK 3

作业 — zuòyè

1. school assignment; homework

   我今晚有很多作业。 wǒ jīnwǎn yǒu hěnduō zuòyè — I have a lot of homework tonight.

2. work; task; a job or assignment (not necessarily school)

   这项作业很重要，必须按时完成。 zhèxiàng zuòyè hěn zhòngyào bìxū ànshí wánchéng — This task is important and must be finished on time.

3. to operate; to carry out an operation (of machinery or a process)

   机器现在正在作业，不能关机。 jīqì xiànzài zhèngzài zuòyè bùnéng guānjī — The machine is operating now; it cannot be shut down.