看做

kànzuò

verb #17,543

Meanings

1 to regard as
2 to look upon as

Characters

to look; to see

Literally "look-do," meaning to look upon something and treat it as something else.

Examples

我把他看做自己的兄弟。

Wǒ bǎ tā kànzuò zìjǐ de xiōngdì.

I regard him as my own brother.

不要把困难看做障碍。

Bùyào bǎ kùnnan kànzuò zhàngài.

Don't regard difficulties as obstacles.

Tips

usage

看做 and 看作 (kànzuò) are interchangeable. Both mean "to regard as." 看做 uses 做 (to do), while 看作 uses 作 (to act as).

Stroke Order

看 kàn

做 zuò