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认为

rèn wéi · ren wei

Traditional 認為

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
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What to call the fish

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)鱼(yú)还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)名字(míngzi)。你(nǐ)认为(rènwéi)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)好(hǎo)？

    My fish has no name yet. What do you think we should call it?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)鱼(yú)是(shì)什么(shénme)颜色(yánsè)的(de)？

    What colour is your fish?

  3. Dengdeng

    红色(hóngsè)的(de)。

    Red.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)认为(rènwéi)叫(jiào)“大白(dàbái)”。

    I think we should call it "Big White".

  5. Dengdeng

    大白(dàbái)？它(tā)是(shì)红色(hóngsè)的(de)！

    Big White? It's red!

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)认为(rènwéi)这样(zhèyàng)很(hěn)好玩(hǎowán)。

    I think that's funny.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)认(rèn)为(wéi)这(zhè)个(ge)计(jì)划(huà)还(hái)需(xū)要(yào)再(zài)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)一(yí)下(xià)。

I think this plan still needs to be discussed a bit more.

02

大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)认(rèn)为(wéi)他(tā)的(de)建(jiàn)议(yì)很(hěn)有(yǒu)道(dào)理(lǐ)。

Everyone thinks his suggestion makes a lot of sense.

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认
rèn

to recognize; to know

为
wèi

because of; for

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