以为
verb A1- 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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Words with it
- 自以为是 zì yǐ wéi shì to believe oneself infallible
- 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán not to accept as correct
- 习以为常 xí yǐ wéi cháng accustomed to
- 信以为真 xìn yǐ wéi zhēn to take sth to be true
- 不以为意 bù yǐ wéi yì not to mind
- 引以为傲 yǐn yǐ wéi ào to be intensely proud of sth
- 难以为继 nán yǐ wéi jì
- 引以为戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè to take sth as a warning
- 引以为荣 yǐn yǐ wéi róng to regard it as an honor
- 引以为鉴 yǐn yǐ wéi jiàn to take a lesson from
From the library
恍如由傲来峰西面攀登泰山的景象，初看傲来峰削壁千仞，以为上与天通。
话说众人以为天时尚早，王小玉必还要唱一段，不知只是他妹子出来敷衍几句就收场了，当时一哄而散。
」随在跟的家人手里拿过一封银子来，说道：「弟却也无以为敬，谨具贺仪五十两，世先生权且收着。
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