想, 觉得，以为 all mean to think. But is there any subtle difference between the three or tense difference? When would you be more likely to use them in context?
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1users recommend;search site for Q&A about 认为／以为 ，dictionaries, e.g. bkrs: 想 to think to believe to suppose to wish to want to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)，（思索） think; ponder:想办法 think of a way; try to find a solution 想问题 think over a problem（推测; 认为） suppose; reckon; consider; think: 你想会下雨吗? Do you think it will rain? 觉得 to think to feel（发生某种感觉） feel; be aware; sense: 一点不觉得累 not feel tired at all （认为） think; feel; find: 我觉得不必事事都告诉他。 I don't think we have to tell him everything. 他觉得这个计划不妥当。 He felt the plan to be unwise.– user6065Jan 23, 2018 at 15:02
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Rather similar to What are the difference between e.g. 想, 觉得 and 认为 when expressing opinion?– Becky 李蓓 ♦Mar 10, 2020 at 0:16
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[我想 + statement] the statement is what I think is true
[我觉得 + statement] the statement is what I feel is true
[我以为 + statement] the statement is what I thought was true
[我認为 + statement] the statement is what I concluded to be true
[我相信 + statement] the statement is what I believe to be true
Examples:
我想他不会来了 = I think he won't come
我觉得他不会来了 = I think (feel) he won't come
我以为他不会来了 = I thought he wouldn't come
我認为他不会来了 = I think (concluded) he wouldn't come
我相信他不会来了 = I think (believe) he wouldn't come
以为 is mostly used for:
- wrongly thought/believed
like: 我以为你死了！ I thought you were dead!
觉得 is closer to:
- feel/think (of an opinion)
like: 你这样说，我觉得非常不靠谱 What you said is totally unreasonable.
想 is close to the English:
- think
like: 我想这个案子肯定有猫腻。 There's something fishy about this case.
In Chinese the idea of English 'think' is hardly ever used - even in English it's mostly just a buffer or fluff; if anything 觉得 is the closest.
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想 is close to "to think about " in the English, and close to "miss". 以为 is mostly used for: wrongly thought/believed or a modest mode. 以为 usually is used in writing. Jan 24, 2018 at 2:49