看作

kànzuò

verb HSK 5 #7,676

Meanings

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

HSK 5

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 6

大家都把她看作榜样。

Dàjiā dōu bǎ tā kànzuò bǎngyàng.

Everyone regards her as a role model.

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.

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