当成

dàng chéng

HSK 5

Meaning

to consider as; to take to be

Definition

看作，当作

to regard as, to consider as

Usage

用于表示将某人或某物视为另一事物，常带主观判断或误解的意味。

Used to indicate regarding someone or something as another, often implying a subjective judgment or misunderstanding.

Examples

1 别把客气话当成真心话。 (Don't take polite words as sincere ones.)
2 他把我的沉默当成了同意。 (He took my silence as agreement.)
3 老师把我们当成了自己的孩子。 (The teacher treats us as her own children.)
4 别把幻想当成现实。 (Don't mistake fantasy for reality.)
5 我把那本书当成了教材。 (I used that book as a textbook.)

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