B1 · Grammar reference · ASGRBC43
Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei"
When we talk about mistaken beliefs in English, we just use the word "thought," and the context and the rest of the sentence makes clear that we were wrong. In Chinese, there's a specific verb just for "think mistakenly": 以为 (yǐwéi).
- Keywords
- 以为 · 以 · 为
- Used for
- Expressing attitude
- Classification
- Verbs · HSK4
Examples (11)
我以为他是德国人。
我们以为你不在家。
你以为你是谁？
同事们都以为我二十岁。
我们都以为你生气了。
老师以为学生都听懂了。
不要以为他是你的朋友。
她是你外婆？我以为是你妈妈。
你去吃四川火锅了？我以为你不爱吃辣。
你们分手了？我以为你们还在一起。
我看到那张照片，以为你有男朋友了。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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