How to say “as” in Chinese
as, in the capacity of
“As” in Chinese is 作为, zuò wéi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
作为 is read zuò wéi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”.
Its second reading is wéi, “be, do”.
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 “作为”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 作为. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 作为朋友，我应该帮助他。zuòwéipéngyou,wǒyīnggāibāngzhùtāAs a friend, I should help him.
- 先把文件扫描成电子版，然后压缩一下，最后作为附件发送。xiānbǎwénjiànsǎomiáochéngdiànzǐbǎn,ránhòuyāsuōyíxià,zuìhòuzuòwéifùjiànfāsòngFirst scan the document into electronic form, then compress it, and finally send it as an attachment.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “as” in Chinese?
“As” in Chinese is 作为, pinyin zuòwéi.
What does 作为 mean?
作为 (zuòwéi) means “as, in the capacity of”.
How do you write 作为?
作为 is 2 characters: 作 (zuò) — do; work; 为 (wèi) — for, for the sake of. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 作为?
作为 is read zuòwéi. Tones: zuò — fourth tone, wéi — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“as” in the lesson “Who's in charge of what”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. 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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