以为 (以為) yǐwéi

1. yǐwéi verb to believe; to think; to consider; to assume
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 认为 (CC-CEDICT '以為'; Guoyu '以為' 1)
2. yǐwéi verb to act as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 当作 (Guoyu '以為' 3)
3. yǐwèi verb to think
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: With variant of traditional 為 (CC-CEDICT '以爲'; Guoyu '以爲' 1)
4. yǐwéi verb to use as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 用作 (Guoyu '以為' 2)

Contained in

• 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
• 无数幢幡以为严饰(無數幢幡以為嚴飾) embellished by thousands of banners and triumphal streamers
• 种种宝华以为庄严(種種寶華以為莊嚴) adorned by many kinds of jewels and flowers

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引以为憾 、 无以为报 、 信以为真 、 满以为 、 愚以为 、 习以为常 、 引以为傲 、 不以为意 、 引以为荣 、 自以为是 、 不以为然 、 无以为生

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Truncated for common words

• I Assumed 我以為 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 10 - Management Trilogy 《迷悟之間(十)管理三部曲》 — count: 40
• Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 15
• The Three Pure Land Sutras 淨土三經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 14
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 12
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 12
• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life 人間佛教的藍圖 Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》 — count: 10
• How to Build Humanistic Buddhism - 3 The Modernization of Buddhism (Speech at the Taiwan Provincial Government National Studies Research Institute) 如何建設人間佛教 第三篇　佛教的現代化(講於臺灣省政府國學研習會) Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 10
• Hsing Yun Diary 18 - Find Your Heart Again: Speaking about a Dream in a Dream 星雲日記18～把心找回來 夢中說夢(1992/7/1～1992/7/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 9
• Chan and Men of Letters 禪與文人 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 8
• Where to Begin Studying the Dharma 從何處下手學法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 6 - Buddhist Studies and Seeking the Dharma 《人間佛教系列6－學佛與求法》 — count: 8

Collocations

• 一般人以为 (一般人以為) 一般人以為它是神話的記敘 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Afterword 校後感言 — count: 6
• 以为佛陀 (以為佛陀) 他以為佛陀要到河中洗浴 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Non-attachment and no speaking overcome obstructions to logical reasoning - Part 7 [Lecture] 無得無說破事理障分第七 【講話】 — count: 6
• 总以为 (總以為) 總以為自己發財了 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 4: Contentment is the Source of Happiness 第四講　知足為守道的根本 — count: 6
• 不能以为 (不能以為) 也不能以為 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 4
• 人以为 (人以為) 有的人以為禪沒有甚麼形式 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 4
• 以为人 (以為人) 有些眾生以為人死之後 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 6: Study Widely, Listen More 第六講　智慧為化愚的根本 — count: 4
• 误以为 (誤以為) 誤以為是寺中的打板聲 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The unattainable dharma - Part 22 [Lecture] 菩提性空得果無住分第二十二 【講話】 — count: 4
• 以为禅师 (以為禪師) 蘇東坡以為禪師這回必定啞口無言 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True faith is rare in the world - Part 6 [Lecture] 真實信心世間稀有分第六 【講話】 — count: 3
• 众生以为 (眾生以為) 有些眾生以為人死之後 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 6: Study Widely, Listen More 第六講　智慧為化愚的根本 — count: 3
• 以为禅 (以為禪) 一般人大都以為禪的修練 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 3