Translation

• to treat as
• to regard as

Synonyms

• 作, 作为, 同日而语, 当, 当做, 用作, 看作, 看做, 看成, 视作

Examples

• 现在言论自由被当作是理所当然的事。
  Freedom of speech is now taken as a matter of course.
• 他总是把父亲的话当作耳边风。
  He never takes any notice of what his father says.
• 感谢最后为我说明了为什么人们把我当作傻瓜了。
  Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.