English–Chinese
“half-convinced” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinbàn xìn bàn yí
Example
听了他的解释，我仍然半信半疑。tīng le tā de jiě shì wǒ réng rán bàn xìn bàn yí
After hearing his explanation, I was still half-convinced.
How to say “half-convinced” in Chinese
“Half-convinced” in Chinese is 半信半疑 (bàn xìn bàn yí).
A mind accepts part of a claim while keeping a question beside it, so belief and doubt remain together.
Example sentences with 半信半疑
在没有更多信息的情况下，我们对所谓的进展都持半信半疑的态度。zài méi yǒu gèng duō xìn xī de qíng kuàng xià wǒ men duì suǒ wèi de jìn zhǎn dōu chí bàn xìn bàn yí de tài dù
Without more information, we all remained half-convinced about the so-called progress.
Tips for using 半信半疑
- English speakers may hear "half-convinced" as a precise level of certainty, whereas this Chinese idiom usually presents a mixed stance rather than a measured probability.