Definitions

1. 1. to view as
2. 2. to see as
3. 3. to consider to be
4. 4. to deem

Components

• 视 shì – to look at
• 为 wéi – as (in the capacity of)

Related Words

• 视为知己 shì wéi zhī jǐ – to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence
• 视为畏途 shì wéi wèi tú – to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth
• 被视为 bèi shì wéi – to be seen as