以为

Pinyin: yǐwéi

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

Example sentence

我以为你在听。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ zài tīng.

I thought you were listening.

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What 以为 means

以为 (yǐwéi) is a Chinese word meaning “to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)”. It appears in the HSK 3 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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