把…V成/作/为: turn into, treat as
特殊句型 / special sentence patterns
Tone colorsā tone 1á tone 2ǎ tone 3à tone 4a neutral
S + 把 + A + V + 成/作/为 + B
This 把 pattern says you turn A into B or treat A as B: 翻译成 (translate into), 看成/看作 (regard as), 当作 (take as), 变成 (change into).
The 成/作/为 + B complement is essential: it's the result. 成 is most common in speech; 作、为 are more written.
Examples
请把这段话翻译成法语。
Qǐng bǎ zhè duàn huà fānyì chéng Fǎyǔ.Please translate this passage into French.
他把运动当作一种休息。
Tā bǎ yùndòng dàng zuò yì zhǒng xiūxi.He treats exercise as a kind of rest.
别把感冒看成小事。
Bié bǎ gǎnmào kàn chéng xiǎo shì.Don't treat a cold as a trivial thing.
Common mistakes
✗ 我翻译这段话成法语。→ with "into B" 把 is required: ✓ 我把这段话翻译成法语。
✗ 他把运动当休息 is OK in speech, but ✓ 当作/当成 is clearer.