以为
yǐ wéiEnglish Meaning
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
HSK 2
00:02
“My parents might brag about my job security, but I do not let it make me arrogant.”
我从来不觉得我的工作
“I've never thought my job”
“was the kind of secure job that made my parents proud.”
也不觉得本地人的身份 有什么好高高在上的
“Nor have I ever thought being a local made me better than anyone else.”
HSK 2
00:01
“They arrogantly thought this grand slogan would fool the public, but it was just cheap manipulation.”
大道之行也 天下为公 取了这么个名字
“'When the great way prevails, the world belongs to all'. That's how they got the name.”
“They thought they could win people's support.”
现在看来 贻笑大方
“Now it seems they've made a fool of themselves.”
HSK 2
00:02
我是看不惯你
“I just hate you.”
“You think that you're more well-educated than me.”
次次当众让我下不来台
“You always embarrass me in public.”
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