作为 zuòwéi in a sentence
Action (accomplishment - regard as - use as - works)
作为 (zuòwéi) means Action (accomplishment - regard as - use as - works). Below are 5 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
作为 老师，他很负责。
Zuòwéi lǎoshī, tā hěn fùzé.
As a teacher he is very responsible.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 作为
这本书可以 作为 参考书。
Zhè běn shū kěyǐ zuòwéi cānkǎo shū.
This book can serve as a reference work.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 作为
这本书可以 作为 参考。
Zhè běn shū kěyǐ zuòwéi cānkǎo.
This book can serve as a reference.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 参考
作为 东道主，他们准备得非常周到。
Zuòwéi dōngdàozhǔ, tāmen zhǔnbèi de fēicháng zhōudào.
As hosts they made thoroughly considerate preparations.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 东道主
作为 徒弟，他跟着师父学了整整五年。
Zuòwéi túdì, tā gēnzhe shīfu xué le zhěngzhěng wǔ nián.
As an apprentice he studied under his master for a full five years.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 徒弟
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Questions about 作为
How is 作为 used in a sentence?
This page shows 5 sentences using 作为 (zuòwéi, "Action (accomplishment - regard as - use as - works)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 作为 an HSK word?
Yes — 作为 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 作为?
The dictionary page for 作为 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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