Chinese

以為

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that; to assume
  • TOCFL 3
  • 以爲
  • 以为

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  • characterChinese以 “a preposition that expresses a boundary in time, orientation, direction or quantity”
  • characterChinese為 “to do; to accomplish; to take action”
    • simplified fromChinese爲
    • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
    • ideaChinese象 “elephant (Classifier: 頭／头 m; 隻／只 m c mn)”

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