How to pronounce yi wei (以为) in Chinese
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以为
yǐ wéi
Characters & meanings
old variant of 以
as; to take sth as
Common mistake
Low + rising (3-2): dip on yǐ, rise on wéi. Compare rènwéi (4-2): 以为 implies a mistaken belief, and its first syllable dips where 认 falls.
Example sentence
我以为你走了。
Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ zǒu le.
I thought you had left.
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