作為

作為

See also: 作为

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (作為/作爲)		作	為/爲
simp. (作为)		作	为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ wai⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chok-vì
• Min Nan (POJ): chok-ûi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: zuòwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohwei
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 作為／作为 做為／做为

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ wai⁴
    • Yale: jok wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ wei⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ wɐi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-vì
    • Hakka Romanization System: zog` viˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zog⁵ vi²
    • IPA: /t͡sok̚² vi¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-ûi
    • Tâi-lô: tsok-uî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zok'uii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ui¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ui²³/

Noun

作為

1. action; conduct; deed
2. accomplishment; achievement

Verb

作為

1. to achieve; to accomplish
2. to regard as

Preposition

作為

1. as (a role); serving as

Derived terms

不作為／不作为 (bùzuòwéi) 亂作為／乱作为

慢作為／慢作为 無所作為／无所作为 (wúsuǒzuòwéi)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
作	為
さく Grade: 2	い Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

作為 (hiragana さくい, rōmaji sakui)

1. intentionality

   作為 (さくい)を感 (かん)じる。

   Sakui o kanjiru.

   It seems intentional.

2. act, commission

   作為 (さくい)または不作為 (ふさくい)

   sakui mataha fusakui

   commission or omission

   作為 (さくい)犯 (はん)

   sakui han

   crime by commission

Antonyms

• (intentionality): 無作為 (むさくい) (musakui, “unintentionality”)
• (commission): 不作為 (ふさくい) (fusakui, “omission”)