(huái yí) - to suspect, to doubt in Mandarin

huáiyí

Traditional: 懷疑

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Translation

to suspect, to doubt

Word origin

怀疑 means 'to suspect, to doubt': 怀 (huái, 'to cherish, to harbour in the heart') plus 疑 (yí, 'to doubt'), literally to harbour doubt. 怀 carries 忄(the heart radical).

Origin: compound
Root: 怀 (huái, to harbour) + 疑 (yí, doubt)

Stroke order

怀

疑

Examples

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I suspect he is lying.

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She expressed doubt about this matter.

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I have never doubted you.

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The police suspect that he stole the money.

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I am a bit doubtful about this news.

怀疑 (huái yí) means to suspect or to doubt.

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This word is part of lesson 20.