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Expressing "treating as" with 当成 (dàngchéng)
Manner & Method
Structure
Subject + 把 + Object₁ + 当成 + Object₂
Explanation
当成 (dàngchéng) is a verb meaning "to treat as" or "to regard as." It is used when someone considers or mistakes one thing for another, and is followed by the thing being mistaken for or treated as.
Examples
别把我的沉默当成同意。
bié bǎ wǒ de chénmò dàngchéng tóngyì.
Don't take my silence as agreement.
他总是把别人的客气当成真心话。
tā zǒngshì bǎ biérén de kèqi dàngchéng zhēnxīnhuà.
He always takes other people's politeness as sincere words.
孩子们把客厅当成了游乐场，到处乱跑。
háizimen bǎ kètīng dàngchéng le yóulèchǎng, dàochù luàn pǎo.
The children treated the living room as a playground and ran around everywhere.