当作 dàngzuò to treat as
to treat as; to regard as
How to remember 当作: 当 act as + 作 do = to treat as.
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How it is used
- To treat/regard as: 把他当作朋友 (bǎ tā dàngzuò péngyou) treat him as a friend.
- Note the reading dàng (4th tone) for "regard as," and the frequent 把……当作 frame.
- Near-synonym 当成 (dàngchéng) is interchangeable; both mean "consider/take as."