Word: 以为 (yǐwéi)

一开始，我以为他病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi tā bìng le.

At first, I thought they were sick.

一开始，我以为我病了。

Yì kāishǐ, wǒ yǐwéi wǒ bìng le.

At first, I thought I was sick.

不要以为我什么都不知道。

Búyào yǐwéi wǒ shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

Don't think I don't know anything!

人们都以为日本人是讲究礼貌的。

Rénmen dōu yǐwéi Rìběn rén shì jiǎngjiu lǐmào de.

Japanese people are considered to be polite.

他以为他们渴望荣耀。

Tā yǐwéi tāmen kěwàng róngyào.

He thinks that they are eager for glory.

他以为自己很了不起。

Tā yǐwéi zìjǐ hěn liǎobùqǐ.

He thinks he's so great.

他们以为地球是平的。

Tāmen yǐwéi dìqiú shì píng de.

They believed that the earth was flat.

以前，我以为他很害羞。

Yǐqián, wǒ yǐwéi tā hěn hàixiū.

Before, I thought he was very shy.

以前的人以为地球是平的。

Yǐqián de rén yǐwéi dìqiú shì píng de.

It used to be thought that the earth was flat.

你以为成功是轻而易举的事吗？

Nǐ yǐwéi chénggōng shì qīng'éryìjǔ de shì ma?

Do you think success is an easy thing?

你以为我不想吗？

Nǐ yǐwéi wǒ bùxiǎng ma?

Do you think I don't want to?

你以为我愿意伺候你吗？

Nǐ yǐwéi wǒ yuànyì cìhou nǐ ma?

Do you think I'm happy to wait on you?

你以为我真要喝啊？

Nǐ yǐwéi wǒ zhēn yào hē a?

Did you think I'd really drink that?

你以为我造钱啊？

Nǐ yǐwéi wǒ zào qián a?

Do you think I'm made of money?

你以为老板那么精明，会被骗吗？

Nǐ yǐwéi lǎobǎn nàme jīngmíng, huì bèi piàn ma?

Do you think the boss is so shrewd that he'd be fooled?

你真的以为我会帮你吗？

Nǐ zhēnde yǐwéi wǒ huì bāng nǐ ma?

Did you really think I was going to help you?

她以为我是医生。

Tā yǐwéi wǒ shì yīshēng.

She supposed me to be a doctor.

她以为我是大夫。

Tā yǐwéi wǒ shì dàifu.

She thought that I was a doctor.

她说她以为她认识他。

Tā shuō tā yǐwéi tā rènshi tā.

She said she thought she knew him.

我以为他一定会考试合格。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā yídìng huì kǎoshì hégé.

I took it for granted that he would pass the exam.

我以为他们在说法语。

Wǒ yǐwéi tāmen zài shuō Fǎyǔ.

I thought that they were speaking French.

我以为他会来的。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā huì lái de.

I thought he would come.

我以为他是我弟弟。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā shì wǒ dìdi.

I thought he was my brother.

我以为他是男的，原来她是女的。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā shì nán de, yuánlái tā shì nǚ de.

I had thought that he was a man, but it turned out that he was a woman.

我以为他没有任何权利这么做。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā méiyǒu rènhé quánlì zhème zuò.

He had, I thought, no right to do that.

我以为你两点半之前就到这了。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ liǎng diǎn bàn zhīqián jiù dào zhè le.

I thought you'd be here by 2:30.

我以为你会待三个月。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ huì dài sān gè yuè.

I expected you to stay three months.

我以为你会来。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ huì lái.

I took it that you would come.

我以为你住在波士顿呢。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ zhù zài Bōshìdùn ne.

I thought that you lived in Boston.

我以为你受了伤。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ shòule shāng.

I thought you were injured.

我以为你喜欢学习新事物。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ xǐhuan xuéxí xīn shìwù.

I thought you liked to learn new things.

我以为你想等。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ xiǎng děng.

I thought you wanted to wait.

我以为你找到他们了。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ zhǎodào tāmen le.

I thought you found them.

我以为你是我的朋友。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ shì wǒ de péngyou.

I thought you were my friend.

我以为你是老师。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ shì lǎoshī.

I thought you were a teacher.

我以为你知道。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ zhīdào.

I thought you knew.

我以为你知道所以我就问问。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ zhīdào suǒyǐ wǒ jiù wèn wèn.

I asked because I thought you knew.

我以为你要7点半起床。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ yào qī diǎn bàn qǐchuáng.

I thought you had to get up by 7:30.

我以为你说了今天不上学了。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ shuōle jīntiān bú shàngxué le.

I thought you said you wouldn't be coming to school today.

我以为你退出了。

Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ tuìchūle.

I thought you quit.

我以为她是他的女朋友。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā shì tā de nǚpéngyou.

I assumed she was his girlfriend.

我以为我们能赢。

Wǒ yǐwéi wǒmen néng yíng.

I thought we could win.

我以为我掉了什么。

Wǒ yǐwéi wǒ diào le shénme.

I thought I'd dropped something.

我以为这是真的。

Wǒ yǐwéi zhè shì zhēnde.

I thought it was true.

我们以为他是美国人。

Wǒmen yǐwéi tā shì Měiguórén.

We took him for an American.

我们以为是谁，原来是您呀！

Wǒmen yǐwéi shì shéi, yuánlái shì nín ya!

We were wondering who it was, and it turns out that it was you!

我发现问题比我原以为的容易。

Wǒ fāxiàn wèntí bǐ wǒ yuán yǐwéi de róngyì.

I find the problem easier than I originally believed it to be.

我起初以为他是你哥哥。

Wǒ qǐchū yǐwéi tā shì nǐ gēge.

At first, I thought he was your brother.

我起初以为他是你弟弟。

Wǒ qǐchū yǐwéi tā shì nǐ dìdi.

At first, I thought he was your brother.

我还以为他会来开会。

Wǒ hái yǐwéi tā huì lái kāihuì.

I had expected him at the meeting.

我还以为你说了什么呢。

Wǒ hái yǐwéi nǐ shuōle shénme ne.

I thought you said something.

我还以为我在做梦呢。

Wǒ hái yǐwéi wǒ zài zuòmèng ne.

I thought I was dreaming.

蚂蚁爬上了牛角尖，自以为上了高山

mǎyǐ pá shàng le niújiǎojiān, zì yǐwéi shàng le gāoshān

an ant climbs to the tip of an ox horn and thinks it has climbed a high mountain