10 sentences for 作 (zuò — regard as)

1. 丙烷常用作烧烤炉的燃料。

   bǐng​wán cháng​yòng zuò shāo​kǎo​lú de rán​liào.

   Propane is commonly used as fuel for barbecue grills.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 认贼作父是极其无耻的行为。

   rèn zéi zuò fù shì jí​qí wú​chǐ de xíng​wéi.

   Treating a villain as one's father is an utterly shameless act.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 我送了你一条红丝带作礼物。

   wǒ sòng le nǐ yī tiáo hóng sī​dài zuò lǐ​wù.

   I gave you a red ribbon as a gift.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

4. 请将这一笔开支作办公费用处理。

   qǐng jiāng zhè yī bǐ kāi​zhī zuò bàn​gōng fèi​yòng chǔ​lǐ.

   Please treat this expenditure as office expenses.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. “嚟”这个字常用作翻译佛经时的译音字。

   “ lì” zhè​ge zì cháng​yòng zuò fān​yì fó​jīng shí de yì​yīn zì.

   The character 'li' is often used for transliteration in Buddhist scriptures.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. “下作”里的“作”读去声，表示下流、卑鄙的意思。

   “ xià​zuo” lǐ de“ zuò” dú qù shēng, biǎo​shì xià​liú, bēi​bǐ de yì​si.

   The character 'zuo' in 'xiazuo' is pronounced in the falling tone, meaning low, mean, or contemptible.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 我们可以用天空作背景，因为她肯定在天堂。

   wǒ​men kě​yǐ yòng tiān​kōng zuò bèi​jǐng, yīn​wèi tā kěn​dìng zài tiān​táng.

   We can use the sky as the background, since she's certainly up in heaven.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

8. 在古代汉语中，名词活用作动词的现象很常见。

   zài gǔ​dài Hàn​yǔ zhōng, míng​cí huó​yòng zuò dòng​cí de xiàn​xiàng hěn cháng​jiàn.

   In ancient Chinese, the phenomenon of nouns being used as verbs is very common.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 在某些特定的历史翻译中，这个名字被记作埃文。

   zài mǒu​xiē tè​dìng de lì​shǐ fān​yì zhōng, zhè​ge míng​zi bèi jì zuò āi​wén.

   In some specific historical translations, this name is recorded as Ayvan.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 这张橱柜的台面很宽，可以兼作餐桌或切菜台使用。

    zhè zhāng chú​guì de tái​miàn hěn kuān, kě​yǐ jiān zuò cān​zhuō huò qiē cài tái shǐ​yòng.

    The countertop of this cabinet is wide and can double as a dining table or a chopping block.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary