Chinese word

看成

Pronunciation

Pinyinkàn chéng

Meaning

  • verbsee as

Example

别把我看成傻瓜。bié bǎ wǒ kàn chéng shǎ guā

Don't see me as a fool.

Illustration for 看成 (see as)

More examples

他常被同学看成内向的人。tā cháng bèi tóng xué kàn chéng nèi xiàng de rén

His classmates often see him as an introvert.

Core concept

A mental sorting process that places an observed person or thing into a chosen identity or category, correctly or by mistake.

Common phrases

  • 把...看成朋友bǎ kàn chéng péng yǒu

    see ___ as a friend

  • 被看成内向的人bèi kàn chéng nèi xiàng de rén

    be seen as an introvert

  • 把...看成敌人bǎ kàn chéng dí rén

    see ___ as an enemy

Similar words

认为rèn wéi: Believe that something is true or has a certain quality based on personal judgment.
看作kàn zuò: Regard one thing as having the identity or nature of something else.
当成dàng chéng: Treat a person or thing as if it were something else in casual speech.
视为shì wéi: Regard someone or something as having a certain quality, status, or role in formal language.

Definition in Chinese

以自己的观察或判断把某人或某事物当作某种身份、性质或类别来看待。yǐ zì jǐ de guān chá huò pàn duàn bǎ mǒu rén huò mǒu shì wù dàng zuò móu zhǒng shēn fèn xìng zhì huò lèi bié lái kàn dài

Word origin

看成 (kànchéng, "see as") combines 看 (kàn, "look") with 成 (chéng, "become"), presenting a way of looking as a judgment that someone or something has the status of a certain kind.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English "see as," which often suggests a deliberate interpretation, this word can also describe an accidental misidentification, so the context shows whether the judgment is correct.

Other meanings

  • mistake forverb

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