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title: "Fazuo Meaning: 发作 (fāzuò) Means “to have an attack”"
description: "发作 (traditional 發作, fāzuò) means “to have an attack; to flare up”. Hear its tones, see what 发 and 作 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fazuo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 发作 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

发作 fāzuò

## to have an attack; to flare up

## It can also mean

- to lose one's temper

## Its characters

1. 发 fā to send
2. 作 zuò to do

## In a sentence

他的胃病又发作了。 His stomach problem flared up again.

[More about 发作](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91%E4%BD%9C)

## More words with 发 or 作

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [并发症 bìngfāzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfazheng)
- [操作 cāozuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caozuo)
- [炒作 chǎozuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaozuo)
- [创作 chuàngzuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangzuo)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [当作 dàngzuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangzuo)
- [动作 dòngzuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongzuo)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)

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