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yǐwéi

以为yǐwéiyǐwéi
to think (mistakenly)
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Usages of yǐwéi

我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　她tā　不bù　来lái　了le，　但是dànshì　她tā　终于zhōngyú　到dào　了le。wǒ yǐwéi tā bù lái le, dànshì tā zhōngyú dào le.
I thought she wasn’t coming, but she finally arrived.
我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　很hěn　远yuǎn，　其实qíshí　走zǒu　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　就jiù　到dào　了le。wǒ yǐwéi zhè gè dìfang hěn yuǎn, qíshí zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
I thought this place was far, but actually it’s only a ten-minute walk.
他tā　其实qíshí　以为yǐwéi　我wǒ　不bú　会huì　来lái，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　到dào　了le。tā qíshí yǐwéi wǒ bú huì lái, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng dào le.
He actually thought I wouldn’t come, but I’ve already arrived.
妈妈māma　以为yǐwéi　自己zìjǐ　把bǎ　钱包qiánbāo　丢diū　了le，　后来hòulái　在zài　桌子zhuōzi　下xià面mian　捡jiǎn　到dào　了le。māma yǐwéi zìjǐ bǎ qiánbāo diū le, hòulái zài zhuōzi xiàmian jiǎn dào le.
Mom thought she had lost her wallet, but later she picked it up from under the table.
他tā　以为yǐwéi　自己zìjǐ　没有méiyǒu　办法bànfǎ　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　可是kěshì　老师lǎoshī　说shuō　只要zhǐyào　继续jìxù　练习liànxí　就jiù　会huì　好hǎo　多duō　了le。tā yǐwéi zìjǐ méiyǒu bànfǎ tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, kěshì lǎoshī shuō zhǐyào jìxù liànxí jiù huì hǎo duō le.
He thought he had no way to improve his Chinese level, but the teacher said that as long as he keeps practicing, it will get much better.
我wǒ　本来běnlái　以为yǐwéi　今天jīntiān　的de　音乐会yīnyuèhuì　很hěn　无聊wúliáo，　没méi　想到xiǎngdào　竟然jìngrán　这么zhème　有意思yǒuyìsi。wǒ běnlái yǐwéi jīntiān de yīnyuèhuì hěn wúliáo, méi xiǎngdào jìngrán zhème yǒuyìsi.
I originally thought today’s concert would be boring, but it unexpectedly turned out to be so interesting.
我Wǒ　以为yǐwéi　她tā　是shì　老师lǎoshī，　原来yuánlái　她tā　是shì　来lái　参观cānguān　的de　学生xuéshēng。Wǒ yǐwéi tā shì lǎoshī, yuánlái tā shì lái cānguān de xuéshēng.
I thought she was a teacher; it turns out she is a visiting student.
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