当成

當成

dàngchéng

verb HSK 6 #2,316

Meanings

1 to regard as; to treat as; to take for

Characters

to become; into

To regard as becoming — to treat something as something else.

Examples

我把他当成了我哥哥。

Wǒ bǎ tā dàng chéng le wǒ gēge.

I regarded him as my older brother.

别把玩笑当成真的。

Bié bǎ wánxiào dàng chéng zhēn de.

Don't take jokes as real.

她把这里当成自己的家。

Tā bǎ zhèlǐ dàng chéng zìjǐ de jiā.

She treats this place as her own home.

我差点把他当成你了。

Wǒ chàdiǎn bǎ tā dàng chéng nǐ le.

I almost mistook him for you.

Tips

usage

当成 is interchangeable with 当作 in most cases. Pattern: 把A当成B = treat A as B. 当成 feels slightly more colloquial than 当作. Both are extremely common in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

当 dāng

成 chéng