(yí) - doubt, suspect in Mandarin
yíTraditional: 疑
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Translation
doubt, suspect
Word origin
A character meaning doubt. Its older forms show a person turning their head this way and that, uncertain which way to go, depicting hesitation and doubt.
- Origin
- ideographic
- Root
- person looking about uncertainly (匕 + 矢 + 疋 elements)
Stroke order
疑
Examples
。
There is no doubt.
。
I am sceptical about this.
。
His words make people suspect.
。
He harbours doubt about this matter.
，。
The evidence is insufficient and there are many doubts.
疑 (yí) means doubt or suspect, and is the second half of 怀疑 (huái yí).
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 疑.
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