How to say “look upon as” in Chinese

看作
kànzuò

look upon as

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Opinions and arguments”

“Look upon as” in Chinese is 看作, kàn zuò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

看作 is read kàn zuò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

kàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
zuò — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

看
kàn — look, watch

A hand 手 above an eye 目.

作
zuò — do; work

On the left, 亻 “person”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “看作”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “look upon as” in Chinese?

“Look upon as” in Chinese is 看作, pinyin kànzuò.

What does 看作 mean?

看作 (kànzuò) means “look upon as”.

How do you write 看作?

看作 is 2 characters: 看 (kàn) — look, watch; 作 (zuò) — do; work. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 看作?

看作 is read kànzuò. Tones: kàn — fourth tone, zuò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“look upon as” in the lesson “Taking for…”

This word is from the topic “Opinions and arguments” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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