以为 Pronunciation and Pinyin
以为 Usage and Examples
think
believe
assume
suppose
他以为护照丢了，苦恼极了。
He had a nasty moment when he thought he'd lost his passport.
我本以为我们被盗了。
I thought we had been burgled.
The characters in 以为
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 以
- yǐ以 biàn便so that, in order to
- yǐ以shàng上Above, More than
- yǐ以xià下Below, The following
- yǐ以bú不jì济kě可de的inadequate, insufficient
- yǐ以dōng东east of
- yǐ以wéi为shì是thought it was, believed it to be
- yǐ以liáo了jiě解to understand, in order to understand
- yǐ以rén人wéi为běn本people-oriented, people-centered
- yǐ以zuò作as, for
- yí以shǐ使so that, in order to
- yǐ以shǐ使qí其so that it may, in order to make it
- yǐ以shǐ使dé得so that, in order to
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Open the tool →Questions about 以为
What does 以为 mean in Chinese?
以为 (yǐ wéi) means “think, believe, assume, suppose”.
How do you pronounce 以为?
以为 is pronounced yǐ wéi in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “think” in Chinese?
“think” is 以为 (yǐ wéi) in Chinese.
How is 以为 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 以为, each with pinyin and an English translation.