Verbthink; feel; reckon

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Practice writing 以为 (yǐ wéi) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

以为 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 以为 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 以为 with other words naturally.
Subject + Verbwith
wèi
shì
neutral
I thought it was
Verb + Clausewith
wèi
shì
zhè
yàng
neutralSpoken
think it is so
Adverb + Verbwith错误
cuò
wèi
neutral
mistakenly think
Verb + Verbwith
bié
wèi
informalSpoken
don't think

Example Sentences with 以为

wéi
shì
xiǎo
míng
I thought you were Xiaoming.
wéi
huì
xiāo
le
suǒ
méi
cān
jiā
I thought the meeting was cancelled, so I didn't attend.
nín
shì
fǒu
wéi
zhè
ge
fāng
àn
yào
jìn
xiū
gǎi
Do you think this proposal needs further revision?
wéi
jīn
tiān
huì
xià
suǒ
dài
le
sǎn
He thought it would rain today, so he brought an umbrella.
wéi
néng
qīng
sōng
wán
chéng
rèn
wu
jié
guǒ
què
dào
le
kùn
nán
He thought he could complete the task easily, but ended up encountering difficulties.
men
zhí
wéi
shì
běn
rén
yuán
lái
gāng
bān
lái
jiǔ
We always thought he was a local, but it turns out he just moved here recently.
hěn
duō
rén
wéi
xué
wài
hěn
nán
shí
zhǐ
yào
jiān
chí
jiù
néng
jìn
Many people think learning a foreign language is difficult, but in fact, you can make progress as long as you persist.
dǒng
shì
huì
wéi
zhè
xiàng
tóu
fēng
xiǎn
jiào
yīn
zhǔn
le
huà
The board of directors thought this investment had relatively low risk, so they approved the plan.