视作 (shì zuō) — to treat as; to view as; to regard as
Definition
Formal written verb meaning 'to regard as / treat as', more literary than the everyday 把…当作. Used in formal writing and set expressions rather than daily speech.
verb
to treat asto view asto regard as
Examples
- 视作。Tā bǎ zhè fēng xìn shì zuō duì tā zuì zhòng yào de lǐ wù.He regards this letter as the most important gift to him.
- 视作。Zhè cì shī bài bèi shì zuō yí cì bǎo guì de jiào xùn.This failure is regarded as a valuable lesson.
- 视作。Wǒ men bù yīng shì zuō rèn hé gōng zuò wèi dī rén yì děng.We should not regard any job as inferior.
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