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以为

yǐwéi
verbHSK 2

“To think” in Chinese is 以为 (yǐwéi).

Meaning

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

Example

他自以为是。

He believes himself to be infallible.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yǐHSK 24 strokesabbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]wèiHSK 24 strokesas (in the capacity of)

More HSK 2 words

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Not to be confused with: 一味 (yīwèi, persistently; stubbornly; blindly)