运作

• Pinyin: yùn zuò
• Hanzi breakdown: 运 = 辶 + 云, meaning to move/transport; 作 = 亻+ 乍, meaning to work

Meaning

To operate; to function; operation. The process of something working or functioning.

Used for systems, organizations, and mechanisms. Common phrases: 正常运作 (normal operation), 商业运作 (business operations), 运作模式 (operating model), 资本运作 (capital operation). More formal than 运行.

Examples

1. 公司的新管理系统已经开始正常运作了。 The company's new management system has started operating normally.
2. 这个慈善机构的运作完全依靠社会捐款。 This charitable organization's operation relies entirely on public donations.
3. 他精通资本运作，在商界很有影响力。 He is skilled in capital operations and has great influence in the business world.

Usage Guide

Context: business, systems, organizations

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 系统运作正常。(The system is operating normally.)
• 公司的运作很高效。(The company's operations are very efficient.)

Don't Say

• 我运作去上班 — 运作不用于个人行为，个人用'上班'或'工作'

Origin & History

Compound of 运 (to move, operate) + 作 (to work, act). Together meaning the process of operation or functioning.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal