当做

當做
dàngzuò
verb #8,557

Meanings

  1. 1 to regard as; to treat as; to take for
  2. 2 to consider as

Characters

Regard as + make — to treat something as if it were something else.

Examples

Tā bǎ wǒ dàngzuò péngyou.
He treats me as a friend.
Bié bǎ zhè jiàn shì dàngzuò wánxiào.
Don't treat this matter as a joke.
Tā bǎ zhèlǐ dàngzuò zìjǐ de jiā.
She treats this place as her own home.

Tips

usage
当做, 当作 (dàngzuò), and 当成 (dàngchéng) are interchangeable — all mean 'to regard as.' 当做/当作 are more common in writing, 当成 is more colloquial. They almost always appear with : A当做B.
mistakes
Don't confuse 当做 (dàngzuò, to regard as) with (dāng, to serve as/be). 老师 = He works as a teacher. 当做老师 = He treats me as a teacher (even though I'm not one).

Stroke Order

dāng
zuò