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作为zuò wéias (in the capacity of)

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作为 (zuò wéi) means "as (in the capacity of)." It combines 作 (to be; to act the part of) and 为 (as (in the capacity of)). It appears in 作为学生,你应该多学习。 (As a student, you should study more.) and 作为老师,他很好。 (As a teacher, he is very good.) In the dialogue, B says 作为同学,我应该帮助他。 (As his classmate, I should help him.)

What does 作为 mean?

  1. 1.

    as (in the capacity of)preposition

What do the characters in 作为 mean?

  • 作to be; to act the part of
  • 为as (in the capacity of)

How do you use 作为?

See it in 作为学生 and 作为老师

What are some examples of 作为 in a sentence?

  1. 作为学生,你应该多学习。

    Zuòwéi xuésheng, nǐ yīnggāi duō xuéxí.

    As a student, you should study more.

  2. 作为老师,他很好。

    Zuòwéi lǎoshī, tā hěn hǎo.

    As a teacher, he is very good.

How is 作为 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你为什么帮他?

    Nǐ wèishénme bāng tā?

    Why are you helping him?

  2. Speaker B:

    他是我的同学。

    Tā shì wǒ de tóngxué.

    He's my classmate.

  3. Speaker A:

    你真好。

    Nǐ zhēn hǎo.

    You're really kind.

  4. Speaker B:

    作为同学,我应该帮助他。

    Zuòwéi tóngxué, wǒ yīnggāi bāngzhù tā.

    As his classmate, I should help him.

Can you use 作为 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (as, in the capacity of): ___学生,你应该多学习。 (As a student, you should study more.)
  2. 2.What does 作为老师,他很好。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 作为同学,我应该帮助他。 mean?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.