shì wéi 
		to view as
to see as
to consider to be
to deem
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bèi shì wéi 
		to be viewed as
to be seen as
to be considered to be
to be deemed
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shì wéi wèi tú 
		to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth
		 
		
		
														
		
		
					
				
		
			shì wéi zhī jǐ 
		to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence