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以为

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
以为 yǐwéi	以为 \| 以为* \| *以为	to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)	以為 HSK 2

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
以	以 \| 以* \| *以	4画人亻 + 3	yǐ	by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to	ji5	2810.0 VIO


为	为 \| 为* \| *为	4画丶 + 3	wèi, wéi	do, handle, govern, act; be	wai4	為爲 3402 IKSI

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Simplified		English Definition
以为 yǐwéi	以为 \| 以为* \| *以为	to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)


以 yǐ	以 \| 以* \| *以	old variant of 以


以 yǐ	以 \| 以* \| *以	old variant of 以


以 Yǐ	以 \| 以* \| *以	abbr. for Israel 以色列


以 yǐ	以 \| 以* \| *以	to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)


为　wéi	为 \| 为* \| *为	as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)


为　wèi	为 \| 为* \| *为	because of / for / to


为　wéi	为 \| 为* \| *为	variant of 為｜为


为　wèi	为 \| 为* \| *为	variant of 為｜为