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信

xìn · xin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure word: 封 fēng

Meaning

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  1. letter
  2. mail
  3. to trust
  4. to believe
  5. to profess faith in
  6. truthful
  7. confidence
  8. trust
  9. at will
  10. at random
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Grandma writes a letter

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)收到(shōudào)一(yī)封(fēng)信(xìn)，是(shì)奶奶(nǎinai)写(xiě)的(de)。

    I got a letter. Grandma wrote it.

  2. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)还(hái)有(yǒu)人(rén)写(xiě)信(xìn)？

    People still write letters now?

  3. Dengdeng

    奶奶(nǎinai)不(bù)信(xìn)手机(shǒujī)，只(zhǐ)信(xìn)纸(zhǐ)和(hé)笔(bǐ)。

    Grandma does not trust phones. She only trusts paper and pen.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)她(tā)在(zài)信(xìn)里(lǐ)写(xiě)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    So what did she write in the letter?

  5. Dengdeng

    她(tā)写(xiě)：请(qǐng)回信(huíxìn)，也(yě)请(qǐng)寄(jì)一点(yīdiǎn)红包(hóngbāo)！

    She wrote: please reply, and send a little red envelope!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)奶奶(nǎinai)最(zuì)聪明(cōngming)的(de)一(yī)封(fēng)信(xìn)！

    That is Grandma's cleverest letter!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

昨(zuó)天(tiān)，我(wǒ)收(shōu)到(dào)一(yì)封(fēng)用(yòng)英(yīng)语(yǔ)写(xiě)的(de)信(xìn)。

I received a letter written in English yesterday.

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

02

我(wǒ)信(xìn)他(tā)说(shuō)的(de)每(měi)一(yí)句(jù)话(huà)。

I believe every word he says.

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