認為 相信

[82riceballs]

what's the difference b/w 認為 and 相信? they both mean "to think" or "to believe," so what's the big difference?

I know one of them- 認為 can be used for something that's already happened. 相信 is used for future tense.

我認為這個暑假很有趣。I believe this summer was really fun.

as opposed to: 我相信這個暑假會很有趣。I believe that we'll have fun this summer.

are there any other differences?

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Also, are there any differences b/w 做 and 作 which both translate to "to make"?

[abcccc]

Also, are there any differences b/w 做 and 作 which both translate to "to make"?

做 means : do something eg :do a job . ro HOMEWORK

做更倾向于做事情 意思用的更多的是, 完成一项工作work 任务job.

作 means: creat or design 创作音乐 creat music

制作（设计design）

[hanshoff22]

To me 認為 connotes believing something to be objectively true, or stating belief in something to the best of one's knowledge.

Whereas 相信, to me, implies having faith in something; hence involving more heart or passion.

[文言訓開班]

认为 - to have thought something. 我认为你中文讲得不错, 'i thought your chinese wasn't bad'. this can either mean that what you just said in chinese was in pretty good chinese, OR that what you said was in awful chinese but the the other guy was previously under the impression that you could speak chinese well.

相信 - to believe. 你说一条事, 我就相信, 'whatever you say, i'll believe'. you cannot, however, say (at least i don't think you can) 我相信神帝 for 'i believe in god'. you would have to say 我相信神帝有实 (someone help me out with the sentence? my vocabulary isn't too good). "相信" implies that you're 信ing a thing that you can 相, such as the idea that 神帝 exists, or the 条事你就说.

if i were to say 我相信你中文讲得不错, it would not imply that i thought your chinese was good until you spoke some and now i'm not so sure. it would translate better as 'i believe that your chinese would be spoken well (if you were to speak some), so you don't have to speak any'.

[mandel1luke]

認為 to consider (in one's opinion)

相信 believe

[82riceballs]

thanks!

actually, I have heard people say

"我相信上帝" I believe in God.