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認作

简认作 · 繁認作

Mandarin · pinyin rèn zuò

to regard as
to view
to consider sth as
to treat as

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認: rèn · recognize, know, understand
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
认: rèn · recognize, know, understand

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4–4 · ren4 zuo4

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verb

to consider as; to regard as; to treat as; to view as

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