Chinese word dictionary

作为

zuòwéi · one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be

Practice word

Word information

Simplified作为

Traditional作為

Pinyinzuòwéi

Part of speech动、介

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

作zuò

to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform

为wèi

to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

How to learn 作为

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

工作gōngzuò

to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]

作为zuò wéi

one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement

为什么wèishénme

why?; for what reason?

因为yīnwèi

because; owing to; on account of

工作日gōngzuòrì

workday; working day; weekday

认为rènwéi

to believe; to think; to consider; to feel