不敢相信
bùgǎnxiāngxìnTraditional: 不敢相信
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Translation
cannot believe, unable to believe
Word origin
A phrase combining 不敢 (bù gǎn, dare not) with 相信 (xiāng xìn, to believe). The dare-not framing conveys astonishment, that something is too surprising to accept as true.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 不敢 (bù gǎn, dare not) + 相信 (xiāng xìn, to believe)
Stroke order
不
敢
相
信
Examples
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I simply cannot believe it.
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He could not believe his own eyes.
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We could not believe this was real.
奖。
She could not believe she had won.
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On hearing the news, I could not believe it.
不敢相信 (bù gǎn xiāng xìn) means cannot believe. It expresses shock or disbelief at something surprising.
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