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

• 种种宝华以为庄严(種種寶華以為莊嚴) adorned by many kinds of jewels and flowers
• 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

Also contained in

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

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 5 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 67
• Scroll 3 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 66
• Scroll 16 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 63
• Scroll 48 Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經 — count: 59 , has English translation
• Scroll 312 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 59 , has parallel version
• Scroll 8 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 55
• Scroll 17 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 49
• Scroll 1 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 48
• Scroll 5 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 48
• Scroll 1 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 48

Collocations

• 以为乐 (以為樂) 自以為樂 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 16
• 以为抟 (以為摶) 魚肉以為摶食 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 6
• 以为梵 (以為梵) 以為梵分 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 5
• 以为麤 (以為麤) 以為麤段 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 7 — count: 4
• 以为微细 (以為微細) 以為微細 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 7 — count: 4
• 以为东方 (以為東方) 瞿陀尼人以為東方 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 4
• 以为弊 (以為弊) 罵諸苦行人以為弊穢 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 4
• 人以为 (人以為) 瞿陀尼人以為東方 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 10 — count: 4
• 以为眷属 (以為眷屬) 以為眷屬 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
• 以为一 (以為一) 不可皆同以為一也 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 3