担任 | dān rèn | to hold a governmental office or post / to assume office of / to take charge of / to serve as | |
充当 | chōng dāng | to serve as / to act as / to play the role of | |
做 | zuò | to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) | |
用作 | yòng zuò | to use for the purpose of / to serve as | |
为 | wéi | variant of 為|为[wei2] / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do | |
以资 | yǐ zī | by way of / to serve as | |
充作 | chōng zuò | to serve as / to be a substitute for |