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Expressing "mistakenly think that" with "yiwei"
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[以为](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BB%A5%E4%B8%BA),
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Subj. + 以为 ⋯⋯
The phrase will be a whole new statement that is actually incorrect.
Examples
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- 我 *以为* 他 是 英国 人 。Wǒ *yǐwéi* tā shì
Yīngguó rén.I thought he was
British.
- 我们 *以为* 你 不 在 家 。Wǒmen *yǐwéi* nǐ bù
zài jiā .We thought you weren't at
home.
- 同事 们 都 *以为* 我 二十 岁 。Tóngshì men dōu
*yǐwéi* wǒ èrshí suì.My colleagues all
thought I was twenty.
- 我们 都 *以为* 你 生气 了 。Wǒmen dōu *yǐwéi*
nǐ shēngqì le.We all thought you were
angry.
- 老师 *以为* 学生 都 听懂 了 。Lǎoshī *yǐwéi*
xuéshēng dōu tīngdǒng le.The teacher
thought all the students understood.
- 大家 都 *以为* 他 是 大 老板 。Dàjiā dōu
*yǐwéi* tā shì dà lǎobǎn.Everybody
thought he was the big boss.
- 她 是 你 外婆 ？我 *以为* 是 你 妈妈 。Tā shì
nǐ wàipó? Wǒ *yǐwéi* shì nǐ māma.She's
your grandma? I thought she was your mother.
- 你 去 吃 四川 火锅 了 ？我 *以为* 你 不 爱 吃 辣
。Nǐ qù chī Sìchuān huǒguō le? Wǒ *yǐwéi* nǐ bù
ài chī là.You went to eat Sichuan hotpot?
I thought you don't like eating spicy food.
- 你们 分手 了 ？我 *以为* 你们 还 在一起 。Nǐmen
fēnshǒu le? Wǒ *yǐwéi* nǐmen hái zài
yīqǐ.You guys broke up? I thought you
were still together.
- 我 看到 那 张 照片 ，*以为* 你 有 男朋友 了 。
Wǒ kàndào nà zhāng zhàopiàn, *yǐwéi* nǐ yǒu
nánpéngyou le.I saw that picture and I
thought you had a boyfriend.
See also
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- [Result complement
"-cuo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Result_complement_%22-cuo%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
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106) \[ →buy\]
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4 (当代中文4)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Contemporary_Chinese_4_(%E5%BD%93%E4%BB%A3%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%874)) (pp.
31)
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