(xìn xīn) - confidence, faith (in something) in Mandarin
xìnxīnTraditional: 信心
Translation
confidence, faith (in something)
Word origin
A compound of 信 (xìn, to trust, to believe) and 心 (xīn, heart), so the heart's trust in something.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 信 (xìn, to trust) + 心 (xīn, heart)
Stroke order
信
心
Examples
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I have great confidence in you.
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He lost his confidence all at once.
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This exam gave her confidence.
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We are full of confidence about the future.
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Do not lack confidence in yourself.
信心 (xìn xīn) is confidence in the sense of belief that something will go well: in a person, a plan, a team, an outcome. It is a thing you have, gain, lose or build, so it lives with 有, 没有, 失去 and 增强.
The frame to learn is 对 ... 有信心. The thing you believe in goes after 对, not after 信心: 我对你很有信心. English lets you say confidence in you; Mandarin marks the target first and the possession second.
The trap is confidence as a personality trait, which is 自信, not 信心. 他很自信 describes a self-assured person; 他很有信心 says he believes this particular thing will work out. Get the two swapped and you will accidentally call a nervous colleague arrogant.
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