当作

• 拼音: dàng zuò
• 汉字拆解: 当 = simplified form; 作 = 亻(person) + 乍 (suddenly)

含义

To treat as; to regard as; to consider as. Viewing something as if it were something else.

Similar to 当成, used when someone treats or considers one thing as another. Slightly more formal than 当成. Can express both mistaken identity and deliberate attitudes.

例句

1. 他把健身当作每天的必修课，从不缺席。
2. 她一直把同事的建议当作批评，心里很不舒服。
3. 我们不能把沉默当作默认同意。

用法指南

语境: attitudes, perception

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 把学习当作乐趣。(Treat learning as enjoyment.)
• 不要把好意当作恶意。(Don't mistake good intentions for bad.)

错误说法

• 当作和当成可以互换，当作稍正式，书面语中更常见 (当作 and 当成 are interchangeable — 当作 is slightly more formal and more common in written language)

起源与历史

From 当 (to regard as) and 作 (to act as/make), expressing treating something as having a particular role or identity.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal