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信心

xìn xīn · xin xin

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HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. confidence
  2. faith (in sb or sth)
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Swimming test

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)游泳(yóuyǒng)考试(kǎoshì)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)信心(xìnxīn)吗(ma)？

    Your swimming test is tomorrow. Do you have confidence?

  2. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)！我(wǒ)很(hěn)有(yǒu)信心(xìnxīn)！

    Of course! I have lots of confidence!

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)还(hái)拿着(názhe)游泳圈(yóuyǒngquān)？

    Then why are you holding a life ring?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)信心(xìnxīn)不太(bùtài)够(gòu)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)游泳圈(yóuyǒngquān)。

    My confidence is not quite enough, so I brought a life ring.

  5. Liangliang

    别(bié)怕(pà)，我(wǒ)跟(gēn)你(nǐ)一起(yīqǐ)游(yóu)。

    Come on, I will swim with you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)下(xià)一(yí)代(dài)愈(yù)来(lái)愈(yù)有(yǒu)信(xìn)心(xīn)了(le)。

My faith in the next generation is increasing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)完(wán)全(quán)丧(sàng)失(shī)了(le)能(néng)成(chéng)功(gōng)的(de)信(xìn)心(xīn)。

He had lost all faith in his ability to succeed.

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

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信
xìn

letter; mail

心
xīn

heart; mind

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