Chinese word

相信

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiāng xìn

Meaning

  • verbbelieve

Example

我相信你会通过考试。wǒ xiāng xìn nǐ huì tōng guò kǎo shì

I believe you will pass the exam.

Illustration for 相信 (believe)

More examples

他说的话，我不太相信。tā shuō de huà wǒ bú tài xiāng xìn

I don't quite believe what he says.

Core concept

A person or message becomes solid ground for the mind.

Common phrases

  • 相信我xiāng xìn wǒ

    believe me

  • 相信你xiāng xìn nǐ

    believe you

  • 相信自己xiāng xìn zì jǐ

    believe in yourself

Similar words

觉得jué de: Feel that something is so based on personal impressions or an inner response.
以为yǐ wéi: Assume that something is true without clear evidence.
想xiǎng: Think that something is so as a mental idea or judgment.

Definition in Chinese

把某个信息、说法或判断视为真实而不加怀疑。bǎ mǒu gè xìn xī shuō fǎ huò pàn duàn shì wéi zhēn shí ér bù jiā huái yí

Word origin

相 (xiāng, "mutual") + 信 (xìn, "trust") forms a compound whose central image is accepting something as dependable rather than holding it in doubt.

Usage tips

  • 相信自己 (xiāngxìn zìjǐ, "believe in oneself") shows that the word can express confidence in a person, including oneself, as well as acceptance of a statement.

Other meanings

  • trustverb
  • be sureverb

Opposites

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