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How to Say ‘I thought it was in.’ in Simplified Chinese

我还以为进了呢。

wǒ hái yǐ wéi jìn le ne

[wo hái yǐwéi jìn luh ne]

💬 Usage Tip: 以为 means 'thought (wrongly)'. It hints that the belief turned out false, unlike 觉得 "think, feel". Adding 还 makes the 'I was wrong' feeling stronger.

Phrase Breakdown

我还以为

wǒ hái yǐ wéi

I thought (mistakenly)

以为 (yǐwéi) means 'to think, often wrongly'. 还 (hái) adds surprise. 我 and 以 are both third tone, so 我 changes to a rising tone: wó hái yǐwéi.

Example

我还以为你走了。

I thought you had left.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

The speaker referring to themselves.

Example

我明天有空。

I am free tomorrow.

还

hái

[hái]

even; actually (emphasis)

Used with 以为 to stress that one really believed something.

Example

我还以为你走了。

I actually thought you had left.

以为

yǐ wéi

[yǐwéi]

to think (mistakenly)

To believe something that turns out to be wrong.

Example

我以为今天下雨。

I thought it would rain today.

进了呢。

jìn le ne

it went in

进 (jìn) means 'to go in', which here means 'to score'. 了呢 (le ne) is light and adds a soft, emphatic tone.

Example

进了！进了！

Goal! Goal!

Words in this phrase

进

jìn

[jìn]

to go in; to score

For a ball, to enter the goal.

Example

球进了！

It's in!

了

[luh]

completed action marker

Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.

Example

我想了很久，还是决定联系你。

I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.

呢

[ne]

(emphatic particle)

Sentence-final particle adding emphasis or a lively tone.

Example

他还没来呢。

He hasn't come yet.

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