看作

kànzuò

verb HSK 6 #7,676

Meanings

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

Characters

to see; to regard

as; to be; to act as

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

Examples

我把他看作自己的亲人。

Wǒ bǎ tā kànzuò zìjǐ de qīnrén.

I regard him as my own family.

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.

大家都把她看作榜样。

Dàjiā dōu bǎ tā kànzuò bǎngyàng.

Everyone regards her as a role model.

Tips

usage

看作, 看成 (kàn chéng), and 当作 (dāng zuò) 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.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

作 zuò