HSK 3 vocabulary › 认为
认为
认为 in English: to believe; to think
rèn wéi
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
How to pronounce 认为
rèn wéi (without tone marks: ren wei). rèn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; wéi is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 认为
认 rèn
to recognize; to know; to admit
to recognize; to know; to admit
为 wéi
as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
Example sentences with 认为
| 他认为上网太难，也怕自己做错。 | from Grandpa Learns to Go Online |
| 同事们猜了很久，有人认为是经理送的，也有人说可能是一位顾客送的。 | from The Gift Without a Name |
| 家人建议我选择稳定的工作，朋友却认为兴趣更重要。 | from The Decision After Graduation |
Related words
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize | HSK 1 |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why?; for what reason? | HSK 2 |
| 因为……所以…… | yīnwèi…suǒyǐ… | because...; therefore... | HSK 2 |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest | HSK 3 |
| 为 | wèi | because of; for | HSK 3 |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of | HSK 3 |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into | HSK 4 |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | 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 4 |
| 承认 | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede | HSK 5 |
| 否认 | fǒu rèn | to declare to be untrue; to deny | HSK 5 |