MEANING/意义
    作为
      
  • zuò wéi
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      1
      
    qua; deed; activity; to act as; to view as; achievement; one's conduct; accomplishment; to take sth to be; to look upon (sth as) ; as (in the capacity of) 
    Type verb/动词  
        
      2
      
    being; conduct; to act as; achievement; to serve as; as (in the role of) 
    Type noun/名词; preposition/介词; verb/动词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 作为人们的十二生肖。
      
      
    zuò wéi rén men de shí èr shēng xiào
      
    sound for pinyin
    ...as the people's twelve zodiac animals.

  • 他以生病作为迟到的借口。
      
      
    tā yǐ shēng bìng zuò wéi chí dào de jiè kǒu .
      
    sound for pinyin
    He plead illness as the excuse of being late.
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 不作为
      
    bù zuò wéi
      
    sound for pinyin
    nonfeasance

  • 作为回报
      
    zuò wéi huí bào
      
    sound for pinyin
    in return

  • 作为试用
      
    zuò wéi shì yòng
      
    sound for pinyin
    as samples; serve as samples

  • 无所作为
      
    wú suǒ zuò wéi
      
    sound for pinyin
    to attempt nothing; offer no achievements; attempt nothing and accomplish nothing

  • 有所作为
      
    yóu suǒ zuò wéi
      
    sound for pinyin
    achieve sth; amount to sth; be able to make a difference

  • 大有作为
      
    dà yǒu zuò wéi
      
    sound for pinyin
    be able to develop ability to the fullest
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