| 工作 | gōng zuò | job; work; construction; task; CL:个,份,项 |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL:个 |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement; motion; action; CL:个 |
| 操作 | cāo zuò | to work; to operate; to manipulate |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art); opus; CL:部,篇 |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation; CL:个 |
| 作物 | zuò wù | crop |
| 著作 | zhù zuò | to write; literary work; book; article; writings; CL:部 |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author; writer; CL:个 |
| 作业 | zuò yè | school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:个; to operate |
| 工作者 | gōng zuò zhě | worker |
| 创作 | chuàng zuò | to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation; CL:个 |
| 作风 | zuò fēng | style; style of work; way |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author; CL:个,位 |
