误认为 (wù rèn wéi) — to mistakenly believe (that), to wrongly think (that)
Definition
误认为 (wù rèn wéi) is a formal verb meaning 'to mistakenly believe' — a single, fixed predicate that takes a clause as its object (e.g. 我误认为他是老师). Stronger and more written than plain 以为.
verb
to mistakenly believe (that)to wrongly think (that)
Examples
- 误认为，。Wǒ wù rèn wéi tā shì lǎo shī, qí shí tā shì xué shēng.I mistakenly thought he was a teacher, but he's actually a student.
- 误认为，。Hěn duō rén wù rèn wéi zhè zhǒng zuò fǎ shì zhèng què de, shí jì shang bìng bú duì.Many people wrongly think this practice is correct, but it's actually not.
- 误认为，。Tā wù rèn wéi zhè jiàn shì hěn róng yì, jié guǒ huā le hěn duō shí jiān.He mistakenly thought this would be easy, but ended up spending a lot of time.
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