以为 - Hanping Chinese Lookup

以为

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

Example sentences

我以为你是中国人，因为你说的汉语完全没有口音！
wǒ yǐwéi nǐ shì zhōngguórén, yīnwèi nǐ shuō de hànyǔ wánquán méiyǒu kǒuyīn!
I thought you were Chinese because your spoken Mandarin has no accent at all!
他以为我家有两只猫，所以就没有问我可不可以照顾他的狗了。
tā yǐwéi wǒ jiā yǒu liǎng zhī māo, suǒyǐ jiù méiyǒu wèn wǒ kě bu kěyǐ zhàogu tā de gǒu le.
He thought my family had two cats, so he did not ask if I could take care of his dog

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