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以为

yǐ wéi

HSK 3 2-character word Traditional 以為

What 以为 means

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

The characters in 以为

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as

Example sentences

• 他自以为是。
  Tā zìyǐwéishì.
  He believes himself to be infallible.
• 我以为你会来。
  I took it that you would come.
• 我以为你想等。
  I thought you wanted to wait.
• 我以为你知道。
  I thought you knew.
• 我以为你在听。
  I thought you were listening.
• 我以为你退出了。
  Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ tuìchū le.
  I thought you quit.

Words containing 以为

• 不以为然bù yǐ wéi ránnot to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove; to take exception to
• 自以为是zì yǐ wéi shìto believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
• 习以为常xí yǐ wéi chángaccustomed to; used to
• 信以为真xìn yǐ wéi zhēnto take sth to be true
• 不以为意bù yǐ wéi yìnot to mind; unconcerned
• 难以为继nán yǐ wéi jì(idiom) difficult to carry on; unsustainable
• 无以为报wú yǐ wéi bàounable to return the favor
• 无以为生wú yǐ wéi shēngno way to get by
• 引以为鉴yǐn yǐ wéi jiànto take a lesson from (an adverse experience)
• 引以为荣yǐn yǐ wéi róngto regard it as an honor (idiom)
• 引以为憾yǐn yǐ wéi hànto consider sth regrettable (idiom)
• 引以为戒yǐn yǐ wéi jièto take sth as a warning (idiom); to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out…
• 引以为傲yǐn yǐ wéi àoto be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
• 医之好治不病以为功yī zhī hào zhì bù bìng yǐ wéi gōngdoctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the…