看作

kànzuò

verb HSK 6 #7,676

Meanings

To see as - regarding something as having a certain identity or quality.

HSK 3

我把他看作自己的亲人。

Wǒ bǎ tā kànzuò zìjǐ de qīnrén.

I regard him as my own family.

HSK 7-9

不能把失败看作世界末日。

Bùnéng bǎ shībài kànzuò shìjiè mòrì.

You can't regard failure as the end of the world.

HSK 7-9

大家都把她看作榜样。

Dàjiā dōu bǎ tā kànzuò bǎngyàng.

Everyone regards her as a role model.

usage

看作, 看成, and 当作 are synonyms meaning 'to regard as.' 看作 is slightly more formal. The pattern is usually: 把 A 看作 B = regard A as B.

看 kàn

作 zuò