以为yǐ wéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken)

1. 1.

   to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken)verb

• 以not compositional here
• 为to take sth as

See it in 我以为你不来了, 他以为我是老师 and 我以为今天会下雨.

1. HSK 1

   我以为你不来了。

   Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ bù lái le.

   I thought you weren't coming.

2. HSK 1

   他以为我是老师。

   Tā yǐwéi wǒ shì lǎoshī.

   He thought I was a teacher.

3. HSK 1

   我以为今天会下雨。

   Wǒ yǐwéi jīntiān huì xiàyǔ.

   I thought it would rain today.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你来了！

   Nǐ lái le!

   You came!

2. 
   Speaker B:

   对，我来了。

   Duì, wǒ lái le.

   Yes, I'm here.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我以为你不来了。

   Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ bù lái le.

   I thought you weren't coming.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   对不起，我来晚了。

   Duìbuqǐ, wǒ lái wǎn le.

   Sorry, I'm late.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___你不来了。 (I thought you weren't coming.)

   A以为B希望C喜欢
2. 2.What does 他以为我是老师。 mean?

   AHe thought I was a teacher.BHe is my teacher.CHe wants to be a teacher.
3. 3.What does 以为 mean?

   Ato think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken)Bto sleepCyesterday

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Related words

• 认为rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feelHSK 3
• 觉得jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...HSK 1
• 相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as trueHSK 3
• 为wèibecause of; for; toHSK 3
• 为了wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order toHSK 3
• 以前yǐ qiánbeforeHSK 3

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