以为 in English yi3 wei2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to think (that is to say 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.)

Simplified Characters

以 为

Traditional Characters

以 為

Pinyin

yi3 wei2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 为wei4as (in the capacity of)