<p>I ended up changing the meaning slightly so I could use 被视为危险的行为, which did not require specifying a subject.</p>

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Why are you using 行为 here?
Mou某
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2014-09-16T03:50:23.693Z
Because it is mandated by use of 视为, which can only be followed by a noun.
Jonson
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Your translation sounds natural. But I'd like to point out that using 视为 without a subject is also accepted, because 行为 is implied here. If I were to translate this sentence without plugging in an additional noun, I might feel that something like 革命被视为孤注一掷而且危险的 is more natural, with 视为 being followed by two adjectives so they won't be "dangling" there. But maybe it's just me.
arax
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Jonson
<p>I think "be seen as" can be translated as "被视为"/"被看作"/"被认为"/"在...眼里看来是". </p>

<p>As you mentioned, there should a noun following "视为", so we need to add it, however, in some informal situation, like in speaking Chinese, without this noun it's still ok. </p>

<p>In some case of English-Chinese translation, it is very common to change passive voice into active voice to indicate the subject by context, which is more close to Chinese language. In the translation below I use "People"(人们) as the subject, which can be changed in the certain context.</p>

<p>Here is my translation of "Revolution was seen as desperate and dangerous."</p>

<p>（过去）变革在人们眼里看来是铤而走险的举动。</p>

<p>（过去）搞革命被人们视作是铤而走险的举动。</p>

<p>（过去）人们认为变革是铤而走险的举动。</p>

<p>（过去）人们视搞革命为铤而走险的举动。</p>

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Zhihao Yang
<p>I don't think it is a problem. Because these usage（adj as noun） are quite often seen in 文言文，it also exist in modern Chinese。</p>

<p>至于幽暗昏惑而无物以相之 （幽暗昏惑，形容词作名词，叫人疑惑的地方）</p>

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sfy
<p>革命曾经被视为一种孤注一掷、铤而走险的行为。</p>

<p>And here is only for 30 characters restriction.</p>

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<p>The sentence I am trying to translate: "Revolution was seen as desperate and dangerous."
I am aware of the grammar pattern, sb 把革命视为危险的 for "see as." However, this usage is incorrect because the object following 视为 needs to be a noun, and the subject is unspecified.</p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated.</p>

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Help translating the phrase, "was seen as."
# Help translating the phrase, "was seen as."

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-16)

The sentence I am trying to translate: "Revolution was seen as desperate and dangerous."
I am aware of the grammar pattern, sb 把革命视为危险的 for "see as." However, this usage is incorrect because the object following 视为 needs to be a noun, and the subject is unspecified.

Any help would be appreciated.

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2014-09-16. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

I ended up changing the meaning slightly so I could use 被视为危险的行为, which did not require specifying a subject.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Why are you using 行为 here?  
> **username_0**: Because it is mandated by use of 视为, which can only be followed by a noun.  
> **username_2**: Your translation sounds natural. But I'd like to point out that using 视为 without a subject is also accepted, because 行为 is implied here. If I were to translate this sentence without plugging in an additional noun, I might feel that something like 革命被视为孤注一掷而且危险的 is more natural, with 视为 being followed by two adjectives so they won't be "dangling" there. But maybe it's just me.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-09-16. Score: 3

I think "be seen as" can be translated as "被视为"/"被看作"/"被认为"/"在...眼里看来是".

As you mentioned, there should a noun following "视为", so we need to add it, however, in some informal situation, like in speaking Chinese, without this noun it's still ok.

In some case of English-Chinese translation, it is very common to change passive voice into active voice to indicate the subject by context, which is more close to Chinese language. In the translation below I use "People"(人们) as the subject, which can be changed in the certain context.

Here is my translation of "Revolution was seen as desperate and dangerous."

（过去）变革在人们眼里看来是铤而走险的举动。

（过去）搞革命被人们视作是铤而走险的举动。

（过去）人们认为变革是铤而走险的举动。

（过去）人们视搞革命为铤而走险的举动。


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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-09-16. Score: 0

I don't think it is a problem. Because these usage（adj as noun） are quite often seen in 文言文，it also exist in modern Chinese。

至于幽暗昏惑而无物以相之 （幽暗昏惑，形容词作名词，叫人疑惑的地方）


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-09-17. Score: 0

革命曾经被视为一种孤注一掷、铤而走险的行为。

And here is only for 30 characters restriction.


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