半信半疑 (bàn xìn bàn yí): Half-believing and half-doubting / skeptical — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3.0 · L1

bàn半

half

HSK 3.0 · L3

xìn信

trust, believe, sincerity

HSK 3.0 · L1

bàn半

half

yí疑

doubt, suspect, uncertain

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How to Use 半信半疑 in Sentences

Verb + Objectwith人

ràng让

rén人

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

neutral

make people skeptical

Adverb + Verbwith听着

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

de地

tīng听

zhe着

Verb + Complementwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

Adjective + Nounwith态度

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

de的

tài态

du度

5.

Example Sentences with 半信半疑

tā他

shuō说

de的

huà话

，

wǒ我

bàn半

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信息

xìn xī

news; information

回信huí xìnto reply

短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS

自信zì xìnself-confident; believe in oneself

疑惑

yí huò

feel uncertain; not be convinced

质疑zhì yíto call into question

迟疑chí yíhesitate

可疑kě yíSuspicious / dubious

4.

How to Use 半信半疑 in Sentences

Verb + Objectwith人

ràng让

rén人

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

neutral

make people skeptical

Adverb + Verbwith听着

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

de地

tīng听

zhe着

Verb + Complementwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

Adjective + Nounwith态度

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

de的

tài态

du度

5.

Example Sentences with 半信半疑

tā他

shuō说

de的

huà话

，

wǒ我

bàn半

neutral

listen with skepticism

neutral

feel skeptical

neutral

a skeptical attitude

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

。

I am half-believing and half-doubting what he said.

tīng听

le了

tā他

de的

jiě解

shì释

，

wǒ我

réng仍

rán然

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

。

After hearing his explanation, I was still half-believing and half-doubting.

nǐ你

shēng声

chēng称

zì自

jǐ己

wán完

chéng成

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

rèn任

wu务

，

zhè这

ràng让

wǒ我

gǎn感

dào到

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

。

You claim to have completed all the tasks, which makes me half-believing and half-doubting.

tīng听

dào到

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xī息

，

tā她

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

dì地

wèn问

：

“

zhēn真

de的

ma吗

？

”

Upon hearing the news, she asked half-believing and half-doubting, "Is it true?"

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

duì对

zhuān专

jiā家

tí提

chū出

de的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

yě也

bàn半

xìn信

bàn半

yí疑

ma吗

？

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