Definition & Meaning

do evil; do ill; do wrong

Word usage

zuò è

作 恶

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v.do evil; do ill; do wrong
- shàng dì jiāng huì chéng fá zuò è zhě
  上帝将会惩罚作恶者。
  God will punish those that do evil.
- zuò è de rén yī dìng huì shòu dào chéng fá
  作恶的人一定会受到惩罚。
  The guilty man must be punished.
- nǐ zuò è de huà liáng xīn bù huì tòng ma
  你作恶的话良心不会痛吗？
  Will your conscience not hurt if you do evil?
- chèn jī zuò è
  趁机作恶
  take a chance to do evil
synonym
zào niè造孽
antonym
xíng shàn行善 wéi shàn为善

Word usage

Separable word
"作" and "恶" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他作了一辈子恶。
  He has done evil all his life.
- 他年轻时作过恶。
  He did evil when he was young.
- 这是谁作的恶？我饶不了他。
  Who did the evil? I will not forgive him.

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