以为

yǐwéi

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.)

Traditional 以為

HSK 3.0 · Level 2 HSK 2.0 · Level 3 verb

Meaning

yǐwéi yi3 wei2

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.)

Example sentences

yǐqián以前de的rén人yǐwéi以为dìqiú地球shì是píng平de的。

It used to be thought that the earth was flat.
wǒ我yǐwéi以为tā他yīdìng一定huì会kǎoshì考试hégé合格。

I took it for granted that he would pass the exam.
nǐ你zhēnde真的yǐwéi以为wǒ我huì会bāng帮nǐ你ma吗？

Did you really think I was going to help you?
wǒ我yǐwéi以为nǐ你yào要7点半qǐchuáng起床。

I thought you had to get up by 7:30.

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