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CHINESE WORD

yǐ wéi

以为

deem

HSK 2
Numbered pinyin
yi3 wei2
English meanings
imagine, think/believe/consider erroneously, treat, deem, believe, suspect, suppose, consider erroneously, repute, animadvert, esteem, trow, speak up, feel, count, believe/consider erroneously, calculate, view as, guess, ween, look, expect, think erroneously, think, hold, opine, interpret, sound off, take_for, consider, take for

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我yǐwéi以为nǐ你huì会lái来。

    I thought you would come.

  2. 02

    wǒ我yǐwéi以为shì是nǐ你de的。

    I thought it was yours.

  3. 03

    bié别yǐwéi以为róngyì容易。

    Don't think it's easy.

  4. 04

    tā他yǐwéi以为wǒ我shēngqì生气le了。

    He thought I was angry.

  5. 05

    wǒ我hái还yǐwéi以为hěn很guì贵。

    I thought it was expensive.

  6. 06

    yuánlái原来bù不shì是wǒ我yǐwéi以为de的nàyàng那样。

    It's not what I thought.

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