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看成

kànchéng
verb HSK 5 #7,191

Meanings

  1. 1 to regard as; to consider as; to look upon as

Characters

看
kàn
to look; to see
成
chéng
to become; into
To look at something as becoming — to regard as.

Examples

他把她看成自己的亲人。
Tā bǎ tā kàn chéng zìjǐ de qīnrén.
He regards her as his own family.
不要把困难看成障碍。
Bú yào bǎ kùnnan kàn chéng zhàng'ài.
Don't regard difficulties as obstacles.
大家都把他看成英雄。
Dàjiā dōu bǎ tā kàn chéng yīngxióng.
Everyone regards him as a hero.
我把你看成最好的朋友。
Wǒ bǎ nǐ kàn chéng zuì hǎo de péngyou.
I regard you as my best friend.

Tips

grammar
看成 almost always uses the 把 structure: 把 A 看成 B (regard A as B). Without 把: 我看成了另一个人 = 'I mistook someone for another person.'
usage
看作 (kànzuò) is a synonym. 当成 (dāngchéng) also means 'to regard as' but is more colloquial.

Stroke Order

看 kàn
成 chéng