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看成

kànchéng

to see as

A person mistaking rope for snake
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Characters in this word

看 kàn

Strokes
9
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
手 hand 目 eye
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

成 chéng

Strokes
6
Radical
戈 — spear, lance, halberd
Made of
丁 nail 戈 spear, lance, halberd

Example phrases

  • 别把我看成小孩。 Bié bǎ wǒ kànchéng xiǎohái. Do not see me as a child.
  • 他把猫看成狗。 Tā bǎ māo kànchéng gǒu. He mistakes the cat for a dog.
  • 她把我看成朋友。 Tā bǎ wǒ kànchéng péngyou. She sees me as a friend.

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