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作為

zuò wéi

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Transitive stative verbNoun

作為 (zuò wéi) is a Chinese word meaning “one's conduct”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. one's conduct
  2. deed
  3. activity
  4. accomplishment
  5. achievement
  6. to act as
  7. as (in the capacity of)
  8. qua
  9. to view as
  10. to look upon (sth as)
  11. to take sth to be

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Example

作為老師，他很有耐心。

As a teacher, he's very patient.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).