No. 5,375 in Chinese
以為
"以為" means "to think mistakenly" or "to assume wrongly."
In a sentence
我以為今天是星期二，但其實是星期三。
I thought today was Tuesday, but actually it's Wednesday.
The word '以為' is used to indicate a mistaken belief or assumption.
他以為我已經完成了工作，但我還在進行中。
He assumed that I had already finished the work, but I am still working on it.
Here, '以為' is utilized to signify someone's incorrect assumption or thought about a situation.
她以為他不會來了，結果他突然出現了。
She thought he wouldn't come, but he suddenly showed up.
In this sentence, '以為' expresses a person's assumption that turned out to be wrong.
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