No. 7,085 in Chinese
看成
"看成" means "to regard as" or "to see as."
In a sentence
他把风景画看成是一副照片。
He mistook the landscape painting for a photograph.
In this sentence, '看成' is used to describe a mistaken perception, interpreting one thing as another.
她经常把一件小事情看成很大的问题。
She often considers a small issue as a big problem.
Here, '看成' emphasizes a subjective viewpoint, highlighting the interpretation of an event as something more significant.
我原本看成他是不喜欢旅游，其实他只是很忙。
I initially thought he disliked traveling, but actually, he is just very busy.
In this example, '看成' conveys an incorrect initial assumption or belief based on limited understanding.
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