看做 (kàn zuò) — to regard as, to look upon as

Definition

A written-form verb meaning 'to regard as / look upon as', close in meaning to 把…当作 but more formal. It is a 把-construction verb: the thing regarded takes 把, and the category is introduced with 为 or 是.

verb

to regard asto look upon as

Examples

看做。
Hěn duō rén bǎ tā kàn zuò zì jǐ de bǎng yàng.
Many people regard him as their role model.
看做。
Lǎo shī kàn zuò zhè cì kǎo shì wèi yí cì zhòng yào de cè shì.
The teacher regards this exam as an important test.
看做。
Wǒ men bú yīng gāi kàn zuò shī bài wèi zhōng diǎn.
We should not regard failure as an ending.