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以为 (yǐ wéi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

以为 (yǐ wéi) is a Chinese word: to think; to believe; to assume (mistakenly). This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 以为

动 dòng verb

to think; to believe; to assume (mistakenly)

我以为他不来了。

wǒ yǐ wéi tā bù lái le

I thought he wasn't coming.

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Word breakdown

以 yǐ — with; by means of (grammatical connector)

为 wéi — to regard as; to consider; to be

Structure & writing
1 以 yǐ — with, by means of, using
以 is a component in 2 characters

以 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 为 wéi — to do; to act
Xpinyin
为 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

2.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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Stroke order