HSK · Level 89
45 words
Chinese word
作风
Pronunciation
Pinyinzuò fēng
Meaning
- nounstyle
Example
他的作风很保守。tā de zuò fēng hěn báo shǒu
His style is very conservative.
More examples
基层单位正在整顿作风，纠正形式主义问题。jī céng dān wèi zhèng zài zhěng dùn zuò fēng jiū zhèng xíng shì zhǔ yì wèn tí
Grassroots units are improving their work style and correcting problems of formalism.
Core concept
A stable pattern in how a person or group acts, works, and handles matters, including the attitude that the pattern shows.
Common phrases
作风建设zuò fēng jiàn shè
work-style improvement
严谨的作风yán jǐn de zuò fēng
rigorous style
改进作风gǎi jìn zuò fēng
improve one's work style
Similar words
风格fēng gé: A distinctive way of expressing ideas in an activity, work, or creative piece.
举止jú zhǐ: A person's observable way of behaving and carrying themselves in front of others.
习惯xí guàn: A repeated way of acting or thinking that has become established over time.
Definition in Chinese
指个人或集体在言行、工作或处理事务时表现出的稳定的做事方式和处事态度，既可指方法也可包含对态度的评价。zhǐ gè rén huò jí tǐ zài yán xíng gōng zuò huò chú lǐ shì wù shí biǎo xiàn chū de wěn dìng de zuò shì fāng shì hé chǔ shì tài dù jì kě zhǐ fāng fǎ yě kě bāo hán duì tài dù de píng jià
Word origin
作 (zuò, "do") + 风 (fēng, "air") uses 风 in its extended sense of an observable manner, so the compound refers to the manner revealed by repeated action.
Usage tips
- The word can describe an organization as naturally as an individual, which makes it useful when discussing how a workplace handles tasks, decisions, or other people.
Other meanings
- spiritnoun
- work stylenoun
Opposites
- 形式主义xíng shì zhǔ yìformalismnoun
- 官僚主义guān liáo zhǔ yìbureaucratismnoun
Related words
- 作风建设zuò fēng jiàn shèwork-style improvementnoun
- 作风问题zuò fēng wèn tíwork-style problemnoun