(huái yí) - to suspect, to doubt in Mandarin
huáiyíTraditional: 怀疑
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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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