Chinese word dictionary

看作

kànzuò · to look upon as; to regard as

Practice word

Word information

Simplified看作

Traditional看作

Pinyinkànzuò

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

看kàn

to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize

作zuò

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

How to learn 看作

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]

好看hǎokàn

good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situation

看kàn

to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for

看病kànbìng

to visit a doctor; to see a patient

看见kànjiàn

to see; to catch sight of

作为zuò wéi

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