我們以為他是美國人。

We thought he was an American.

We took him for an American.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我們 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
2 以為 yǐwéi to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
3 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=4 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=4 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=5 美國人 Měiguórén
  1. American
  2. American person
  3. American people

classifier: 個
=5 美國人 měiguórén US American person; US American people; Usonian(s)