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当成

dàng chéng

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 當成

当成 (dàng chéng) means "to consider as; to take to be". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 当成 means

1. to consider as; to take to be

The characters in 当成

• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete

Example sentences

• 她把我的话当成玩笑。
  She took my words as a joke.
• 他们把我们当成摇钱树。
  Tāmen bǎ wǒmen dàngchéng yáoqiánshù.
  They're taking us for cash cows.
• 他不想被当成孩子看待。
  He objects to being treated like a child.
• 它可以被当成一把刀来用。
  It can be used as a knife.
• 你似乎把我当成我哥哥了。
  You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother.
• 我把自己当成你的监护人。
  I regard myself as your guardian.

Words containing 当成

• 好心当成驴肝肺hǎo xīn dàng chéng lǘ gān fèi(saying) to mistake good intentions for ill will

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