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以为
以為
yǐwéi
1.
to believe
2.
to think
3.
to consider
4.
to be under the impression
HSK 4
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (9)
不以为然
bùyǐwéirán
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
信以为真
xìnyǐwéizhēn
to take sth to be true
引以为傲
yǐnyǐwéiào
to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
引以为憾
yǐnyǐwéihàn
to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
引以为荣
yǐnyǐwéiróng
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
无以为报
wúyǐwéibào
unable to return the favor
无以为生
wúyǐwéishēng
no way to get by
习以为常
xíyǐwéicháng
accustomed to
自以为是
zìyǐwéishì
to believe oneself infallible (idiom)
Example Sentences (4)
小夏，你爷爷京剧唱得真专业，我还以为他是京剧演员呢。
Xiǎo Xià, nǐ yéye Jīngjù chàng de zhēn zhuānyè, wǒ hái yǐwéi tā shì Jīngjù yǎnyuán ne.
Xiao Xia, your grandpa sings Peking Opera really professionally. I even thought he was a Peking Opera actor.
Text 1
别提了！我以为新工作比以前的好，没想到还没有以前好呢。
Bié tí le! Wǒ yǐwéi xīn gōngzuò bǐ yǐqián de hǎo, méi xiǎngdào hái méiyǒu yǐqián hǎo ne.
Don't bring it up! I thought the new job would be better than my old one, but it turns out it's still not as good as my old one.
Text 1
我原来以为做生意很简单，后来才发现其实并不容易，现在赚钱越来越难了。
Wǒ yuánlái yǐwéi zuò shēngyi hěn jiǎndān, hòulái cái fāxiàn qíshí bìng bù róngyì, xiànzài zhuànqián yuèláiyuè nán le.
I used to think doing business was very simple, but later I realized it's actually not easy, and now making money is getting harder and harder.
Text 3
看你得意的样子！还以为你高兴是为了支持环保，原来是因为不用加班啊！
Kàn nǐ déyì de yàngzǐ! Hái yǐwéi nǐ gāoxìng shì wèile zhīchí huánbǎo, yuánlái shì yīnwèi bùyòng jiābān a!
Look how smug you are! I thought you were happy to support environmental protection, but it turns out it's because you don't have to work overtime!
Text 3
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