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信任

xìn rèn · xin ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to trust
  2. to have confidence in
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In a conversation

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Do you trust me?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)信任(xìnrèn)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    Do you trust me?

  2. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)信任(xìnrèn)，怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    Of course I trust you. Why?

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)闭上(bìshang)眼睛(yǎnjing)，张开(zhāngkāi)嘴(zuǐ)，

    Then close your eyes and open your mouth.

  4. Dengdeng

    嗯(èn)，现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)没(méi)那么(nàme)信任(xìnrèn)你(nǐ)了(le)，

    Hmm. Now I trust you a little less.

  5. Liangliang

    是(shì)糖(táng)！你(nǐ)要(yào)信任(xìnrèn)我(wǒ)，这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)最后(zuìhòu)一(yī)颗(kē)！

    It's candy! You should trust me. It's my last one!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)不(bú)信(xìn)任(rèn)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)，对(duì)吗(ma)？

You don't believe Tom, do you?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)能(néng)信(xìn)任(rèn)他(tā)们(men)吗(ma)？

Can we trust them?

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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信
xìn

letter; mail

任
rèn

to assign; to appoint

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