以为
Meaning
- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
Example sentence
他自以为是。
He believes himself to be infallible.
Characters in 以为
- 以 yǐ by means of, using; to take as
- 为 wèi because of
以 to take plus 为, as. Nearly identical in parts to 认为 but it implies you were wrong: 我以为他来了.