Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

起作用

qǐzuòyòng

ㄑㄧˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ

  1. 1to have an effect
  2. 2to play a role
  3. 3to be operative
  4. 4to work
  5. 5to function
Example

它現在起作用了。

tā xiànzài qǐzuòyòng le

It works now.

Keep 起作用 and it comes back until you know it.

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