发作 meaning in English

fāzuò

to flare up; to break out

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 發作12 strokes

Meaning of 发作

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fāzuò
  1. to flare up; to break out

发作 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā的de心xīn脏zàng病bìng要yào发fā作zuò了le。
He's going to have a heart attack.
睡shuì眠mián不bù足zú增zēng加jiā心xīn脏zàng病bìng发fā作zuò的de危wēi险xiǎn。
Sleep deprivation increases risk of heart attacks.
我wǒ哮xiāo喘chuǎn发fā作zuò了le。
I had an asthma attack.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

作 zuò · to do · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 发作.

工作gōngzuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
发现fāxiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
出发chūfāto set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
头发tóufahair (on the head)
作用zuòyòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity
作家zuòjiāauthor
作业zuòyèschool assignment; homework
叫作jiàozuòto call; to be called
作文zuòwénto write an essay; composition (student essay)
发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl
合作hézuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together

Questions about 发作

What does 发作 mean?

发作 (fāzuò) means "to flare up; to break out" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 发作?

发作 is made of 2 characters: 发 (5 strokes), 作 (7 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 发作 an HSK word?

Yes. 发作 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 发作 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 发作 is written 發作.