以为 – vocab dash

以为yǐwéi

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Meanings

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

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你nǐ还hái以为yǐwéi我wǒ不bù需要xūyào那么nàme做zuò，不是bùshì吗ma？

You thought I didn't need to do that, didn't you?

不要bùyào以为yǐwéi我wǒ什么shénme都dōu不bù知道zhīdào。

Don't think I don't know anything!

我wǒ以为yǐwéi你nǐ知道zhīdào所以suǒyǐ我wǒ就jiù问wèn问wèn。

I asked because I thought you knew.

我wǒ以为yǐwéi你nǐ是shì我wǒ的de朋友péngyou。

I thought you were my friend.

他tā以为yǐwéi我wǒ什么shénme都dōu不bù知道zhīdào，其实qíshí我wǒ什么shénme都dōu知道zhīdào。

He thinks I don't know anything about it, but, in reality, I know everything.

我wǒ以为yǐwéi他tā没有méiyǒu任何rènhé权利quánlì这么zhème做zuò。

He had, I thought, no right to do that.