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当作

dàng zuò

2-character word Traditional 當作

What 当作 means

1. to treat as
2. to regard as

The characters in 当作

• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
• 作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign

Example sentences

• 我们把它当作恩惠。
  Wǒmen bǎ tā dàngzuò ēnhuì.
  We consider it a blessing.
• 我们把它当作福分。
  We consider it a blessing.
• 苹果被用来当作甜点。
  Píngguǒ bèi yònglái dàngzuò tiándiǎn.
  Apples were served as the dessert.
• 我不喜欢被当作孩子。
  I don't like being treated as a child.
• 他用他的雨伞当作武器。
  Tāyòng tā de yǔsǎn dàngzuò wǔqì.
  He used his umbrella as a weapon.
• 汤姆不喜欢被当作小孩。
  Tom doesn't like being treated like a child.

Sounds the same

Read dàng zuò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 当做to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as