以為

See also: 以为

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (以為/以爲)		以	為/爲
simp. (以为)		以	为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ wai⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): í-ûi / í-ūi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐwéi
    • Wade–Giles: i³-wei²
    • Yale: yǐ-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiiwei
    • Palladius: ивэй (ivɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ wai⁴
    • Yale: yíh wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ wɐi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-ûi
    • Tâi-lô: í-uî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: yuii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: í-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: yui
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

Verb

以為

1. to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that

   一個愚昧的人總以為自己是對的。 [MSC, trad.]
   一个愚昧的人总以为自己是对的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yīge yúmèi de rén zǒng yǐwéi zìjǐ shì duì de. [Pinyin]

   Ignorant people always believe they are right.

2. (formal or literary) to believe; to regard

   竊以為／窃以为  ―  qiè yǐwéi  ―  in my humble opinion

   • 我以為一部理想的詞典應該具備下列三條件： [MSC, trad.]
     我以为一部理想的词典应该具备下列三条件： [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1930, (deprecated template usage) 王雲五 (Wang Yun-wu), 《〈王雲五大辭典〉序》 (Preface to the Wang Yun-wu Da Cidian)

     wǒ yǐwéi yī bù lǐxiǎng de cídiǎn yīnggāi jùbèi xiàliè sān tiáojiàn: [Pinyin]

     I think that an ideal dictionary should meet the following three requirements:

3. to remember incorrectly

   佢掛住佢舊朋友，但係佢以為佢舊朋友叫Jackson，而家佢醒起係Jason。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢挂住佢旧朋友，但系佢以为佢旧朋友叫Jackson，而家佢醒起系Jason。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ gwaa³ zyu⁶ keoi⁵ gau⁶ pang⁴ jau⁵, daan⁶ hai⁶ keoi⁵ ji⁵ wai⁴ keoi⁵ gau⁶ pang⁴ jau⁵ giu³ Jackson, ji⁴ gaa¹ keoi⁵ sing² hei² hai⁶ Jason. [Jyutping]

   He misses his ex-friend, but he recalled incorrectly that his friend's name as Jackson, now he remembers that it's Jason

4. (literary) to serve as

   • 我們必須逐步地建設一批規模大的現代化的企業以為骨幹，沒有這個骨幹就不能使我國在幾十年內變為現代化的工業強國。 [MSC, trad.]
     我们必须逐步地建设一批规模大的现代化的企业以为骨干，没有这个骨干就不能使我国在几十年内变为现代化的工业强国。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1957, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《關於正確處理人民內部矛盾的問題》 (On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Wǒmen bìxū zhúbù de jiànshè yī pī guīmó dà de xiàndàihuà de qǐyè yǐwéi gǔgàn, méiyǒu zhège gǔgàn jiù bùnéng shǐ wǒguó zài jǐshí nián nèi biànwéi xiàndàihuà de gōngyè qiángguó. [Pinyin]

     We must build up a number of large-scale modern enterprises step by step to form the mainstay of our industry, without which we shall not be able to turn China into a powerful modern industrial country within the coming decades.

Synonyms

• (to mistakenly believe): 當是／当是 (dāngshì), (Hakka) 恅著, (Min Nan) 掠準／掠准, (Min Nan) 叫是
• (to remember incorrectly): 記錯／记错 (jìcuò)
• (to believe):

(deprecated template usage)

• 丕叫是 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 丕講是／丕讲是 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 想 (xiǎng)
• 感覺／感觉 (gǎnjué)
• 打量 (informal)
• 覺得／觉得 (juéde)
• 覺著／觉着 (juézhe) (colloquial)
• 試到／试到 (Hakka)
• 試著／试著 (Hakka)
• 認為／认为 (rènwéi)

 

• (to serve as): 用為／用为, 用作 (yòngzuò)

Derived terms

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