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