English–Chinese

“homework” in Chinese

Chinese

Also功课 (gōng kè)

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuò yè

Example

我还有一份作业没做。wǒ hái yǒu yí fèn zuò yè méi zuò

I still have one homework assignment to do.

Illustration for 作业 (homework)

How to say “homework” in Chinese

“Homework” in Chinese is 作业 (zuò yè).

A piece of work set for someone to do, especially practice work for school.

Full entry for 作业: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 作业

我每天七点开始做作业。wǒ měi tiān qī diǎn kāi shǐ zuò zuò yè

I start doing my homework at seven every day.

Tips for using 作业

  • English says do homework without an article but do an assignment with an article, making this word a useful reminder that the two natural English phrases are built differently.

Other Chinese words for “homework”

我还有很多功课要做。wǒ hái yǒu hěn duō gōng kè yào zuò

I still have a lot of homework to do.

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