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  3. 以为
HSK 4

How to write 以为以为

yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

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yǐ

old variant of 以[yi3]

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wéi

as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)

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Example

我以为他不会来了。

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以为

Words related to 以为

可以kě yǐcan; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good为什么wèi shén mewhy?; for what reason?因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result; so; the reason why以后yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less; the following以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.以外yǐ wàiapart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond认为rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)为了wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to以前yǐ qiánbefore; formerly; previous; ago