当作

Meaning(verb)

to treat as; to regard as

Examples

• 我一直把她当作亲姐姐。

  wǒ yì zhí bǎ tā dàng zuò qīn jiě jie.

  I've always treated her like my own sister.

• 他把这份工作当作锻炼的机会。

  tā bǎ zhè fèn gōng zuò dàng zuò duàn liàn de jī huì.

  He sees this job as a chance to build his skills.

• 别把我的话当作玩笑。

  bié bǎ wǒ de huà dàng zuò wán xiào.

  Don't take what I say as a joke.

Easily confused

• 当成 — Nearly identical, both in 把A当作/当成B; 当成 is more colloquial and can imply mistaking A for B.

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