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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 以为

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
以为 yǐ wéi - 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.)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
3 2 235 902 416

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- old variant of 以[yi3]
wéi- 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)
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]

Other Words Containing 以为

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
以为 3 2 235 902 416
自以为是 - 7 6,829 17,171 7,906
习以为常 - - 16,446 26,606 22,876
引以为荣 - - 27,231 58,887 43,883
不以为然 - 9 30,919 15,995 21,778
引以为戒 - - 42,343 38,065 25,863