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以为 yǐ wéi

HSK 3 word · traditional 以為

Meanings

• to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)

Characters

• 以 yǐ: to use
• 为 wèi, wéi: because of

Example sentences

他自以为是。
He believes himself to be infallible.
Tatoeba #452651 by peipei (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我以为你知道。
I thought you knew.
Tatoeba #3213056 by evkon (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我以为你在听。
I thought you were listening.
Tatoeba #8500229 by black333 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).