作为
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
作为 (zuòwéi) · as (in the role of)
作为 (zuòwéi) means “as (in the role of); to regard as”. It is written with 2 characters: 作 (to make) + 为 (for). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 作为 is built
The characters
作 zuò · to make
What 作 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
为 wèi · for
What 为 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
Example sentences
作为学生，我们要好好学习。Zuòwéi xuésheng, wǒmen yào hǎohǎo xuéxí.As students, we should study hard.
作为朋友，我应该帮他。Zuòwéi péngyou, wǒ yīnggāi bāng tā.As his friend, I should help him.
Questions about 作为
What does 作为 mean?
作为 (zuòwéi) means “as (in the role of); to regard as”.
How do you pronounce 作为?
作为 is pronounced zuòwéi.
Which HSK level is 作为?
作为 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 叫作jiàozuòto be called
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
- 作业zuòyèhomework
- 作用zuòyòngeffect
- 创作chuàngzuòto create
- 合作hézuòto cooperate
- 写作xiězuòwriting
Learn 作为 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.