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作为 (zuò wéi): As (Preposition) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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作 • zuò • to do, to make, to act
zuò作

to do, to make, to act

为 • wéi • to be; to become; to act as • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
wéi为

to be; to become; to act as

Word Info

Pinyinzuò wéi
Meaningas; to act as; in the capacity of
Characters2
SyntaxPreposition

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 作为.

  • 表明biǎo míngmake known; state clearly; indicate
  • 表现biǎo xiànexpression; representation; display
  • 出版chū bǎnpublish; come off the press
  • 财产cái chǎnproperty; assets; estate
  • 标点biāo diǎnpunctuation
  • 产品chǎn pǐnproduct
  • 不如bù rúit would be better to …not as good as
  • 初级chū jíelementary; primary; initial
  • 爱护ài hùcare; cherish; take good care of
  • 播放bō fàngbroadcast
  • 耽误dān wudelay; hold up
  • 大方dà fanggenerous; liberal
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 作为.

Words with 作
  • 工作gōng zuòjob; work
  • 作业zuò yèhomework
  • 工作日gōng zuò rìworkday
  • 作家
4.

Readings & Senses

zuò wéi(zuo wei)
1. [preposition]to act as; conduct[HSK5]
2. [verb, preposition]as; to act as; in the capacity of[HSK 3.0 · L4]
3. [noun, verb]action; conduct; achievement[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]
5.

How to Use 作为 in Sentences

Adverb + Verb
bù不
zuò作
wéi为
neutral
not act as; inaction
zhǔ主
yào要
zuò作
wéi为
neutral
mainly serve as
Verb + Object
zuò作
wéi为
lǎo老
shī师
6.

Example Sentences with 作为

zuò作
wéi为
lǎo老
shī师
，
tā他
zuò jiā
writer
  • 作用zuò yòngeffect
  • 作者zuò zhěauthor
  • 动作dòng zuòmovement
  • 叫作jiào zuòto call
    • Words with 为
    • 因为yīn wèibecause
    • 为什么wèi shén mewhy?
    • 为了wèi lein order to
    • 认为rèn wéito think that; consider
    • 以为yǐ wéithink; feel; reckon
    • 分为fēn wéito divide sth into (parts)
    • 成为chéng wéibecome
    • 称为chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
    neutral
    as a teacher
    zuò作
    wéi为
    cān参
    kǎo考
    formal
    for reference
    fēi
    非
    cháng常
    guān关
    xīn心
    xué学
    shēng生
    。
    As a teacher, he cares a lot about his students.
    wǒ我
    zuò作
    wéi为
    xué学
    shēng生
    ，
    měi每
    tiān天
    qù去
    xué学
    xiào校
    。
    As a student, I go to school every day.
    zuò作
    wéi为
    bān班
    zhǎng长
    ，
    tā他
    yīng应
    gāi该
    yǐ以
    shēn身
    zuò作
    zé则
    。
    As the class monitor, he should lead by example.
    zuò作
    wéi为
    péng朋
    you友
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    yīng应
    gāi该
    hù互
    xiāng相
    bāng帮
    zhù助
    。
    As friends, we should help each other.
    zuò作
    wéi为
    gōng公
    sī司
    de的
    jīng经
    lǐ理
    ，
    tā他
    xū需
    yào要
    fù负
    zé责
    suǒ所
    yǒu有
    zhòng重
    yào要
    jué决
    cè策
    。
    As the manager of the company, he needs to be responsible for all important decisions.