汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 以为 hsk 4
yǐ wéi
以为 (以為)
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.)
认为 觉得 觉着
认为。 作为，用作。 "以之为"的省略形式。犹言让他(她)做，把它作为。 犹而为，而成。以，而，连词。 犹已为，已是。以，通"已"。
以 yǐ 为 (爲) wèi/wéi
COMMON WORDS WITH 以为
不以为然 ( 不以為然 )
bù yǐ wéi rán
not to accept as correct (idiom); to object / to disapprove / to take exception to
( 不以為然 )
以人为本 ( 以人為本 )
yǐ rén wéi běn
people-oriented
( 以人為本 )
习以为常 ( 習以為常 )
xí yǐ wéi cháng
accustomed to / used to
( 習以為常 )
不以为意 ( 不以為意 )
bù yǐ wéi yì
not to mind / unconcerned
( 不以為意 )
自以为是 ( 自以為是 )
zì yǐ wéi shì
to believe oneself infallible (idiom) / to be opinionated
( 自以為是 )
信以为真 ( 信以為真 )
xìn yǐ wéi zhēn
to take sth to be true
( 信以為真 )
以攻为守 ( 以攻爲守 )
yǐ gōng wéi shǒu
attack in order to defend
( 以攻爲守 )
以退为进 ( 以退爲進 )
yǐ tuì wéi jìn
One step back today for two steps forward tomorrow. / make concessions in order to gain advantages / retreat for the sake of advancing / retreat in order to advance
( 以退爲進 )
难以为继 ( 難以爲繼 )
nán yǐ wéi jì
hard to sustain / unsustainable
( 難以爲繼 )
以我为主 ( 以我爲主 )
yǐ wǒ wéi zhǔ
place emphasis on me / self-centered
( 以我爲主 )
不以为耻 ( 不以爲恥 )
bù yǐ wéi chǐ
not to think it as shameful / not to be ashamed of / not to regard ... as a cause for shame / not to think it shameful to
( 不以爲恥 )
引以为戒 ( 引以爲戒 )
yǐn yǐ wéi jiè
to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
( 引以爲戒 )
不以为奇 ( 不以爲奇 )
bù yǐ wéi qí
Not surprised
( 不以爲奇 )
以天下为己任 ( 以天下爲己任 )
yǐ tiān xià wéi jǐ rèn
Take the world as our mission
( 以天下爲己任 )
民以食为天 ( 民以食為天 )
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second
( 民以食為天 )
物以稀为贵 ( 物以稀為貴 )
wù yǐ xī wéi guì
the rarer sth is, the greater its value (idiom)
( 物以稀為貴 )
以史为鉴 ( 以史為鑒 )
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
to learn from history (idiom)
( 以史為鑒 )
引以为豪 ( 引以爲豪 )
yǐn yǐ wèi háo
enough to make oneself proud
( 引以爲豪 )
引以为荣 ( 引以為榮 )
yǐn yǐ wéi róng
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
( 引以為榮 )
引以为自豪 ( 引以爲自豪 )
yǐn yǐ wèi zì háo
Proud of
( 引以爲自豪 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

你以为我刀枪不入，我以为你百毒不侵。——徐志摩。

You think I'm invulnerability, I thought you poison not assault.

愚以为不然。

I do not agree.

玛丽以为他指的是魔法。

Mary had thought he meant something about Magic.

我以为我得道歉。

I felt (that) I had to apologize.

她对控告无以为答。

She had no answer to the accusations.

你以为我是土著人。

You thought I was a native.

那医生以为她说胡话。

The doctor thought that she was delirious. She added.

缔原来一切只是我以为。

But I think everything turned out.

仁以为己任，不亦重乎？

Is it not a heavy responsibility, which is to practice benevolence?

刹那间我以为他会拒绝。

Just for an instant I thought he was going to refuse.

  • Translation
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