Meaning of 看作
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to look upon as
- to regard as
How to use 看作
看作 usually appears in the pattern 把 A 看作 B, meaning to regard A as B. It is common in writing and formal speech. Example: 他把我看作自己的哥哥。(Tā bǎ wǒ kànzuò zìjǐ de gēge.) He regards me as his own older brother.
看 (kàn) means to look, and 作 (zuò) means to make or act as. When you 看作 something, you look at it and make it into something else in your mind, like seeing a friend as family.
Common mistake: Learners often write 看做 with 做 (zuò) instead of 作. Both forms appear in real texts, but 看作 is the standard dictionary form, so use it in exams. Also, do not use 看作 to mean physically seeing something. That is 看到 (kàndào) or 看见 (kànjiàn).
看作 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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看 kàn · to see · 9 strokes
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作 zuò · to do · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 看作.
| 看到 | kàndào | to see |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 看法 | kànfǎ | way of looking at a thing; view |
| 作用 | zuòyòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 作家 | zuòjiā | author |
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework |
| 难看 | nánkàn | ugly; unsightly |
| 叫作 | jiàozuò | to call; to be called |
Questions about 看作
What does 看作 mean?
看作 (kànzuò) means "to look upon as; to regard as" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 看作?
看作 is made of 2 characters: 看 (9 strokes), 作 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 看作 an HSK word?
Yes. 看作 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 看作 and 当作?
Both mean to treat or regard as. 看作 (kànzuò) stresses how you view or judge something in your mind. 当作 (dàngzuò) leans more toward treating or using something as something, as in 把纸箱当作桌子 (using a box as a table).
Can 看作 be used without 把?
Yes. It often appears in passive or topic sentences, such as 这被看作是一种进步 (Zhè bèi kànzuò shì yì zhǒng jìnbù), This is seen as a kind of progress. Adding 是 after 看作 is common and sounds natural.