Definition

Examples

• 我误认为他是老师，其实他是学生。
  Wǒ wù rèn wéi tā shì lǎoshī, qíshí tā shì xuéshēng.
  I mistakenly thought he was a teacher, but he's actually a student.
• 很多人误认为这种做法是正确的，实际上并不对。
  Hěnduō rén wù rèn wéi zhè zhǒng zuòfǎ shì zhèngquè de, shíjì shàng bìng bú duì.
  Many people wrongly think this practice is correct, but it's actually not.
• 他误认为这件事很容易，结果花了很多时间。
  Tā wù rèn wéi zhè jiàn shì hěn róngyì, jiéguǒ huā le hěn duō shíjiān.
  He mistakenly thought this would be easy, but ended up spending a lot of time.