Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
当作
dàngzuò
Description
“当作”的意思是把一个东西或一个人看成是别的东西。
The meaning of "当作" is to regard a thing or a person as something else.
我们常常说“把A当作B”，就是说把A看成B。
We often say "把A当作B", which means to see A as B.
Meanings
当作dàngzuò
to regard as; to treat as
他把这里当作自己的家。
He treats this place as his home.
当作dàngzuò
to use something as (a substitute)
我把这个盒子当作桌子用。
I use this box as a table.
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Notes
- Etymology
当 (treat as) + 作 (make/act as), forming a verb meaning 'regard as'.
- Nuance
often used in the pattern 把…当作…; nearly interchangeable with 当成.
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