Read Edit View history 以為 yǐwéi HSK2 to think Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 以为 以為 yǐwéi to think verb To think, believe, or consider; usually implies that the belief was mistaken unless referring to one's own current thoughts. 我本以为你在外面等。 wǒ běn yǐwéi nǐ zài wàimiàn děng. I thought you were waiting outside. 他以为我是他的爸爸。 tā yǐwéi wǒ shì tā de bàba. He thinks I'm his father. to use as; to regard as adjectiveverb (literary) To use as, take as, or regard as; frequently appears in the structure 以 yǐ A 为 wéi B (to take A as B) Frequency Movie subtitles 494.3 per million appears in 83% of films Written text 142.7 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Synonym 认为 rènwéi只道 zhǐdàoSame as 意谓 yìwèi Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
以为 以為 yǐwéi to think verb To think, believe, or consider; usually implies that the belief was mistaken unless referring to one's own current thoughts. 我本以为你在外面等。 wǒ běn yǐwéi nǐ zài wàimiàn děng. I thought you were waiting outside. 他以为我是他的爸爸。 tā yǐwéi wǒ shì tā de bàba. He thinks I'm his father. to use as; to regard as adjectiveverb (literary) To use as, take as, or regard as; frequently appears in the structure 以 yǐ A 为 wéi B (to take A as B) Frequency Movie subtitles 494.3 per million appears in 83% of films Written text 142.7 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Synonym 认为 rènwéi只道 zhǐdàoSame as 意谓 yìwèi Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)