信以为真

xìn yǐ wéi zhēn

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1. to take sth to be true

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Child Words of 信以为真

• 以 以 yǐ: to use
• 以为 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.)
• 信 信 xìn: letter
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 真 真 zhēn: really