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当作

dàng zuò · dang zuo

Traditional 當作

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to treat as
  2. to regard as
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A suitcase seat

  1. Liangliang

    车站(chēzhàn)没有(méiyǒu)椅子(yǐzi)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)坐(zuò)在(zài)行李箱(xínglixiāng)上(shàng)？

    There are no seats at the station. Why are you sitting on a suitcase?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)行李箱(xínglixiāng)当作(dàngzuò)椅子(yǐzi)了(le)。

    I treat my suitcase as a chair.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)书包(shūbāo)呢(ne)？

    And your backpack?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)书包(shūbāo)当作(dàngzuò)枕头(zhěntou)，等车(děngchē)的(de)时候(shíhou)睡(shuì)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    I treat the backpack as a pillow and rest while I wait.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)车(chē)已经(yǐjīng)开走(kāizǒu)了(le)！

    But your bus has already left!

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，就(jiù)当作(dàngzuò)我(wǒ)多(duō)休息(xiūxi)了(le)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    No problem. I will count it as extra rest.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

许(xǔ)多(duō)日(rì)本(běn)的(de)年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)吃(chī)面(miàn)包(bāo)当(dàng)作(zuò)早(zǎo)餐(cān)。

Many young people in Japan eat bread for breakfast.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by Shiawase · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)总(zǒng)是(shì)把(bǎ)父(fù)亲(qīn)的(de)话(huà)当(dàng)作(zuò)耳(ěr)边(biān)风(fēng)。

He never takes any notice of what his father says.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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