Chinese word

可信

Pronunciation

Pinyinkě xìn

Meaning

  • adjectivetrustworthy

Example

这家公司很可信，口碑很好。zhè jiā gōng sī hěn kě xìn kǒu bēi hěn hǎo

This company is trustworthy and has a good reputation.

Illustration for 可信 (trustworthy)

More examples

证据可信，我们才会作出结论。zhèng jù kě xìn wǒ men cái huì zuò chū jié lùn

Only if the evidence is credible will we draw a conclusion.

Core concept

Something whose character, information, or performance stands up when confidence is placed in it.

Common phrases

  • 高度可信gāo dù kě xìn

    highly trustworthy

  • 证据可信zhèng jù kě xìn

    credible evidence

  • 结论可信jié lùn kě xìn

    credible conclusion

Similar words

可靠kě kào: Dependable because a person's character or a thing's quality or performance stays steady.
值得信赖zhí de xìn lài: Deserving confidence when entrusted with a task, choice, or responsibility.
可信赖kě xìn lài: Suitable to trust and rely on because dependence is unlikely to cause problems.

Definition in Chinese

表明某人或某事在品行、信息或能力方面值得信赖，可以依靠。biǎo míng mǒu rén huò mǒu shì zài pǐn xíng xìn xī huò néng lì fāng miàn zhí de xìn lài ké yǐ yī kào

Word origin

可信 (kěxìn, "trustworthy") is formed from 可 (kě, "can be") and 信 (xìn, "trusted or believed"), giving the basic idea of being suitable for trust.

Usage tips

  • This adjective can assess a claim or source as well as a person or product, allowing a speaker to comment on information without claiming that a predicted result is guaranteed.

Other meanings

  • credibleadjective
  • reliableadjective

Opposites

  • 可疑kě yísuspiciousadjective
  • 不可靠bù kě kàounreliableadjective

Related words

  • 可信度kě xìn dùcredibilitynoun
  • 可信赖kě xìn làitrustworthyadjective

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