- to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
Characters
- 以 (㕥): old variant of 以[yi3]
- 为 (為): as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 以为
- MDBG: 以为
- Examples with 以为 on Tatoeba
Examples
Meier先生以为Neumann一家去度假了。
我以为他会来。
我以为你要7点半起床。
她自以为了解她。
我们以为他在二战中被杀了。