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作为

zuò wéi · zuo wei

Traditional 作為

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. one's conduct
  2. deed
  3. activity
  4. accomplishment
  5. achievement
  6. to act as
  7. as (in the capacity of)
  8. qua
  9. to view as
  10. to look upon (sth as)
  11. to take sth to be
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As a friend

  1. Dengdeng

    作为(zuòwéi)你(nǐ)的(de)朋友(péngyou)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)告诉(gàosu)你(nǐ)一件事(yījiànshì)。

    As your friend, I want to tell you something.

  2. Liangliang

    说(shuō)吧(ba)。

    Go ahead.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)衬衫(chènshān)穿反(chuānfǎn)了(le)。

    Your shirt is on inside out.

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)？作为(zuòwéi)朋友(péngyou)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)现在(xiànzài)才(cái)说(shuō)？

    What? As a friend, why tell me only now?

  5. Dengdeng

    作为(zuòwéi)朋友(péngyou)，我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)刚(gāng)看见(kànjiàn)的(de)。

    As a friend, I only just noticed too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)必(bì)须(xū)付(fù)三(sān)个(gè)月(yuè)的(de)房(fáng)租(zū)作(zuò)为(wéi)押(yā)金(jīn)。

You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)买(mǎi)了(le)个(gè)相(xiàng)机(jī)作(zuò)为(wéi)我(wǒ)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì)礼(lǐ)物(wù)。

My father bought me a camera for my birthday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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