以为 (以為) yǐwéi

1. yǐwéi verb to believe; to think; to consider; to assume
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 认为 (CC-CEDICT '以為'; Guoyu '以為' 1)
2. yǐwéi verb to act as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 当作 (Guoyu '以為' 3)
3. yǐwèi verb to think
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: With variant of traditional 為 (CC-CEDICT '以爲'; Guoyu '以爲' 1)
4. yǐwéi verb to use as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 用作 (Guoyu '以為' 2)

Contained in

• 无以为报(無以為報) unable to return the favor
• 引以为憾(引以為憾) to consider regrettable
• 满以为(滿以為) to fully expect
• 佥以为是(僉以為是) everyone agreed that it was right
• 引以为傲(引以為傲) to be intensely proud of
• 信以为真(信以為真) to take to be true
• 愚以为(愚以為) in my humble view
• 引以为荣(引以為榮) to regard it as an honor
• 不以为然(不以為然) not to accept as correct; to object; to disapprove; to take exception to
• 不以为意(不以為意) not to mind; unconcerned
• 无以为生(無以為生) no way to get by
• 习以为常(習以為常) to be accustomed to
• 自以为是(自以爲是) to believe oneself infallible; always right; opinionated ; to believe oneself infallible ; to be opinionated

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷二十七下之下 五行志 Volume 27e: Treatise on the Five Elements 5 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 114
• 卷二十七中之下 五行志 Volume 27c: Treatise on the Five Elements 3 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 62
• 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 60
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 60
• 卷二十七上 五行志 Volume 27a: Treatise on the Five Elements 1 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 58
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 48
• 卷二十七下之上 五行志 Volume 27d: Treatise on the Five Elements 4 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 47
• 卷二十七上　　　志第十七上　　曆三上 Volume 27a Treatises 18: Calendar 3a New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 39
• 卷二十 志第十 禮中 Volume 20 Treatises 10: Rites Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 38
• 卷二十八 魏書二十八 王毌丘諸葛鄧鍾傳 Volume 28: Book of Wei 28 - Biographies of Wang, Guanqiu, Zhuge, Deng and Zhong Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 37

Collocations

• 以为大 (以為大) 楚人以為大閽 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
• 以为戮 (以為戮) 而以為戮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 以为期 (以為期) 秋以為期 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧氓 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mang — count: 4
• 人以为 (人以為) 衞人以為宣姜鶉鵲之不若也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧鶉之奔奔 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Chun Zhi Ben Ben — count: 4
• 以为请 (以為請) 文伯以為請 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
• 以为好 (以為好) 永以為好也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧衞‧木瓜 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Mu Gua — count: 3
• 君子以为 (君子以為) 君子以為古 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
• 以为功 (以為功) 公乃自以為功 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 金縢 Zhou Shu - Metal-bound Coffer — count: 2
• 王以为 (王以為) 王以為有禮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 2
• 以为君 (以為君) 我以為君 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧鶉之奔奔 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Chun Zhi Ben Ben — count: 2