認為

See also: 认为

Chinese

		to recognize; to know; to admit	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (認為/認爲)		認	為/爲
simp. (认为)		认	为

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rènwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁶ wai⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngin-vì

(Hailu, HRS): ngin^˖ vui
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): līn-ûi / jīn-ûi

(Teochew, Peng'im): ring⁷ ui⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnin-we

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rènwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rènwéi
  - Wade–Giles: jên⁴-wei²
  - Yale: rèn-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennwei
  - Palladius: жэньвэй (žɛnʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    任為 / 任为
    認為 / 认为
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing⁶ wai⁴
  - Yale: yihng wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁶ wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying⁶ wei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²² wɐi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngin-vì
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngin vi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngin⁴ vi²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋin⁵⁵ vi¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngin^˖ vui
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋin³³ vui⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: līn-ûi
  - Tâi-lô: līn-uî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixn'uii
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /lin⁴¹⁻²² ui²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /lin²²⁻²¹ ui²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /lin³³⁻¹¹ ui²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jīn-ûi
  - Tâi-lô: jīn-uî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jixn'uii
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin³³⁻²¹ ui²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin²²⁻²¹ ui¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ring⁷ ui⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jīng ûi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡ziŋ¹¹ ui⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gnin-we
  - MiniDict: nyin^去 we
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyin-hhue
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲin²² ɦue⁴⁴/

Verb

認為

to think (that); to believe (that); to be of the opinion (that); to hold the view (that)
他認為在中國旅遊很安全。 [MSC, trad.]
他认为在中国旅游很安全。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā rènwéi zài Zhōngguó lǚyóu hěn ānquán. [Pinyin]
He thinks travelling in China is very safe.

男尊女卑是封建社會遺留下來的思想觀念，它錯誤地認為男人比女人高貴。 [MSC, trad.]
男尊女卑是封建社会遗留下来的思想观念，它错误地认为男人比女人高贵。 [MSC, simp.]
Nánzūnnǚbēi shì fēngjiàn shèhuì yíliú xiàlái de sīxiǎng guānniàn, tā cuòwù de rènwèi nánrén bǐ nǚrén gāoguì. [Pinyin]
The ideology of male domination and female subordination is handed down from feudal society and wrongly holds that males are nobler than females.

Synonyms

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丕叫是 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
丕講是 / 丕讲是 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
以為 / 以为 (yǐwéi) (formal or literary)
想 (xiǎng)
感覺 / 感觉 (gǎnjué)
想說 / 想说 (Hokkien)
想講 / 想讲 (Hokkien)
打量 (informal)
掠做 (Hokkien)
掠準 / 掠准 (Hokkien)
覺得 / 觉得
覺著 / 觉着 (juézhe) (colloquial)
試到 / 试到 (Hakka)
試著 / 试著 (Hakka)
認代 / 认代 (Hokkien)

Dialectal synonyms of 覺得 (“to think (that); to believe (that); to feel (that)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		覺得, 感覺, 認為
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	覺得, 感覺, 認為
Cantonese	Hong Kong	覺得, 認為
Gan	Nanchang	覺得
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	試到, 感覺, 認為
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	試到, 感覺, 認為
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	試到, 感覺, 認為
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	試到, 感覺, 認為
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	試到, 感覺, 認為
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	試到, 感覺, 認為
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	感覺, 認為
Southern Min	Xiamen	覺得
	Quanzhou	覺得
	Zhangzhou	覺得
	Taipei	感覺 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	感覺, 認為
	Manila (Hokkien)	想說, 想講, 覺得, 感覺, 認代, 掠準, 掠做
Wu	Shanghai	覺得, 覺著
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)