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振作 (zhèn zuò): Cheer up / Perk up (Adjective, Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

振作 consists of 2 characters.

to shake, to arouse, to invigorate

to do, to make, to act

Word Info

Pinyinzhèn zuò

MeaningCheer up / Perk up

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective, Verb

Word振作

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Words with 作

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动作dòng zuòHSK 4
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3.

How to Use 振作 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 振作 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

chóng重

xīn新

zhèn振

zuò作

neutral

pull oneself together again

nǔ努

lì力

zhèn振

zuò作

neutral

try hard to pull oneself together

Verb + Complementwith起来

zhèn振

zuò作

qǐ起

lái来

Verb + Objectwith精神

zhèn振

zuò作

jīng精

shén神

4.

Example Sentences with 振作

tā他

zhèn振

zuò作

qǐ起

lái来

，

jì继

xù

neutral

cheer up

neutral

brace up one's spirit

续

xué学

xí习

。

He cheered up and continued studying.

tīng听

dào到

dà大

jiā家

de的

gǔ鼓

lì励

，

tā他

lì立

kè刻

zhèn振

zuò作

qǐ起

lái来

。

Hearing everyone's encouragement, he immediately cheered up.

jìn尽

guǎn管

zāo遭

yù遇

le了

zhòng重

dà大

cuò挫

zhé折

，

tā他

réng仍

nǔ努

lì力

zhèn振

zuò作

，

zhǎn展

xiàn现

chū出

jīng惊

rén人

de的

rèn韧

xìng性

。

Despite suffering a major setback, he still managed to cheer up and demonstrated remarkable resilience.

nǐ你

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

qíng情

xù绪

dī低

luò落

，

xū需

yào要

wǒ我

zuò做

shén什

me么

cái才

néng能

bāng帮

nǐ你

zhèn振

zuò作

qǐ起

lái来

ma吗

？

You look down. Is there anything I can do to help you perk up?

shī失

bài败

hòu后

，

tā她

hěn很

kuài快

zhèn振

zuò作

jīng精

shén神

，

chóng重

xīn新

kāi开

shǐ始

gōng工

zuò作

。

After the failure, she quickly regained her spirits and started working again.

rú如

guǒ果

yí一

wèi味

chén沉

nì溺

yú于

guò过

qù去

de的

shī失

bài败

，

nǐ你

jiāng将

yǒng永

yuǎn远

wú无

fǎ法

zhēn真

zhèng正

zhèn振

zuò作

。

If you keep wallowing in past failures, you will never truly cheer up.

tīng听

wán完

nà那

chǎng场

zhèn振

fèn奋

rén人

xīn心

de的

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

hòu后

，

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

dōu都

zhèn振

zuò作

le了

qǐ起

lái来

。

After listening to that inspiring speech, the entire team perked up.

zài在

péng朋

yǒu友

de的

gǔ鼓

lì励

xià下

，

tā他

zhèn振

zuò作

qǐ起

lái来

，

jué决

xīn心

miàn面

duì对

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

Encouraged by his friends, he pulled himself together and resolved to face the challenge.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

xùn迅

sù速

zhèn振

zuò作

，

hái还

zhǔ主

dòng动

chéng承

dān担

le了

gèng更

duō多

zé责

rèn任

，

lìng令

rén人

guā刮

mù目

xiāng相

kàn看

。

Not only did he quickly cheer up, but he also proactively took on more responsibilities, which was truly impressive.