(xiāng xìn) - to believe, to trust in Mandarin
xiāngxìnTraditional: 相信
HSK 3
#172 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to believe, to trust
Word origin
A two-character compound meaning to believe or to trust. 相 (xiāng) 'mutually, to look at' combines 木 'tree' and 目 'eye', and 信 (xìn) 'trust, faith' shows a person 亻 beside words 言, the idea of standing by one's word.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 相 (xiāng, 'mutual'; 木 + 目) + 信 (xìn, 'trust'; 亻 person + 言 speech)
Stroke order
相
信
Examples
。
I believe you.
？
Do you believe what he said?
。
I don't believe it.
。
I believe what you say.
陌。
She does not really trust strangers.
相信 (xiāng xìn) means to believe, to trust. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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