以…为…
Take A as B; regard A as B
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6
以 + A + 为 + B (以…为主/为例/为荣/为中心/为目标)
以A为B is a written structure meaning 'take A as B / regard A as B'. Common set phrases: 以…为主 (mainly…), 以…为例 (take… as an example), 以…为荣 (be proud of), 以…为中心 (center on), 以…为目标 (aim at). Here 为 is read wéi, not wèi. Learning these as chunks is safer than building new combinations.
HSK 5 formal reading passages and writing.
Examples
我们的课以口语练习为主。
Our class focuses mainly on speaking practice.
以北京为例，地铁每天要运送上千万人。
Take Beijing: its subway carries over ten million people a day.
父母都以孩子为荣。
Parents take pride in their children.
他以考上北京大学为目标，每天努力学习。
With getting into Peking University as his goal, he studies hard every day.
Exercises
1.这个地区的经济 农业为主。
2.我们以这篇文章 例，来分析一下。
3.“学校以学生为中心”的意思是：
4.他的父母 他为荣。