# 当作 (dàngzuò)

In Mandarin Chinese, 当作 (dàngzuò) means “to treat as; to regard as”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to treat as; to regard as
- Pinyin: dàngzuò (dang4 zuo4)
- Traditional: 當作
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 不要把他的玩笑当作真的。
  Búyào bǎ tā de wánxiào dàngzuò zhēnde.
  Don't take his joke seriously.

## Characters

- [当](https://hanziro.com/word/dang-when-during/) (dāng): when, during; to act as
- [作](https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-write/) (zuò): to write; to compose

https://hanziro.com/word/dang-zuo-treat-as/

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