Meaning of 看成
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to regard as
How to use 看成
看成 is used in the pattern 把 A 看成 B, meaning to regard A as B or to mistake A for B. It can describe a view or opinion, and it often describes a misreading or misidentification. Example: 他把我看成他的哥哥。(Tā bǎ wǒ kànchéng tā de gēge.) He took me for his older brother.
看 (kàn) means to look, and 成 (chéng) means to become. When you look at something and it becomes something else in your mind, you regard it as that thing.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 看成 with 变成 (biànchéng). 变成 means something really changes, while 看成 only describes how someone sees or interprets it. Also remember that 看 is fourth tone (kàn), not kān.
看成 in example sentences
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看 kàn · to see · 9 strokes
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成 chéng · to succeed · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 看成.
| 看到 | kàndào | to see |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 成为 | chéngwéi | to become; to turn into |
| 变成 | biànchéng | to change into; to turn into |
| 完成 | wánchéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 看法 | kànfǎ | way of looking at a thing; view |
| 成绩 | chéngjì | achievement; performance records |
| 组成 | zǔchéng | to form; to make up |
| 难看 | nánkàn | ugly; unsightly |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐlái | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the |
Questions about 看成
What does 看成 mean?
看成 (kànchéng) means "to regard as".
How do you write 看成?
看成 is made of 2 characters: 看 (9 strokes), 成 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 看成 an HSK word?
Yes. 看成 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 看成 and 当成?
Both mean to regard as and often work with 把. 当成 (dàngchéng) leans toward treating something as something, while 看成 stresses seeing or judging it that way, including mistakes in reading or recognizing.
Can 看成 mean to misread a word?
Yes. 我把这个字看成了别的字 (Wǒ bǎ zhège zì kànchéng le bié de zì) means I misread this character as a different one. In this sense 看成 often appears with 了 or 错 nearby.