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Chinese grammar

把…当(作/成)…

Treat … as …

把 X 当(作) Y: regard or use X as Y.

In stories

  1. 梁山伯一直把祝英台当成好兄弟,从来没有怀疑过她是女孩子。

    梁山伯与祝英台 · The Butterfly Lovers HSK 4

  2. 他把电梯的墙当成钢琴,用手指“弹”那一段给我看,嘴里还唱着:“这里要慢,这里要轻…

    电梯里的四十分钟 · Stuck in the lift with the neighbour HSK 4

  3. 但是中国的木匠一直把鲁班当作自己的祖师。

    一片草叶 · Lu Ban and the saw: a Chinese legend HSK 5

Read 梁山伯与祝英台

What does 把…当(作/成)… mean in Chinese?

Treat … as …. 把 X 当(作) Y: regard or use X as Y.

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