HSK 3 · Verbs

认为 rènwéi “believe” in Chinese

Traditional 認為

What 认为 means

  1. believe
  2. think that
  3. to think
  4. to consider
  5. to feel

How to say 认为

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale认rèn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale为wéi2nd tone, rising

认为 in a sentence

  1. 我不认为明天会下雨。

    Wǒ bú rènwéi míngtiān huì xiàyǔ.

    I don’t think it’ll rain tomorrow.

    Sentence #333815 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你认为比赛谁会赢？

    Nǐ rènwéi bǐsài shéi huì yíng?

    Who do you think will win the match?

    Sentence #10637529 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我认为她会成功。

    Wǒ rènwéi tā huì chénggōng.

    I think she’ll succeed.

    Sentence #9409550 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 认为 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 认 (rèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
认rènto recognise
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 人person · rénSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 人 (rén) hints at the sound. Compare it with rèn.

Memory aidSpeech 讠 and a person 人: to recognise someone, to know them.

The character 为 (wèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
为wéias
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 力strength · lì
  • 丶dot · zhǔ

How to write 认为

认 4 strokes · 为 4 strokes

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认为 (rènwéi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 认为 (rènwéi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 认为

Words with 认

认识rènshi · to know (someone)认真rènzhēn · serious认得rènde · to recognise承认chéngrèn · to admit否认fǒurèn · to declare to be untrue确认quèrèn · to confirm辨认biànrèn · to identify公认gōngrèn · generally recognised认定rèndìng · to be convinced认可rènkě · to approve

Words with 为

因为yīnwèi · because为什么wèishénme · why为wèi · for为了wèile · in order to以为yǐwéi · to think (wrongly)成为chéngwéi · to become行为xíngwéi · action作为zuòwéi · as (in the role of)为期wéiqī · to last for (a period)人为rénwéi · man-made

More words: Thinking & Talking

聊天liáotiān · to chat了解liǎojiě · comprehend明白míngbai · clear难过nánguò · be grieved认真rènzhēn · serious同意tóngyì · agree完成wánchéng · to complete相信xiāngxìn · to believe

FAQs

认为 (rènwéi) means “believe” or “think that”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it rènwéi: rèn with a 4th tone, then wéi with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 认为 is written 認為. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type renwei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 认为 from the suggestions. Typing renwei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
认为 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.