作为zuò wéias (in the capacity of)
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.
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?
How is 作为 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你为什么帮他?
Nǐ wèishénme bāng tā?
Why are you helping him?
- Speaker B:
他是我的同学。
Tā shì wǒ de tóngxué.
He's my classmate.
- Speaker A:
你真好。
Nǐ zhēn hǎo.
You're really kind.
- 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.
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- 作品zuò pǐnwork (of art)HSK 4
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- 为wèibecause of; for; toHSK 3
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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.