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怀疑

huái yí · huai yi

Traditional 懷疑

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of
  2. to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
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A suspiciously light melon

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)怀疑(huáiyí)这(zhè)个(gè)西瓜(xīguā)不(bù)甜(tián)。

    I doubt this watermelon is sweet.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)怀疑(huáiyí)？

    Why do you doubt it?

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)太(tài)轻(qīng)了(le)。

    It's too light.

  4. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)很(hěn)甜(tián)。

    The seller says it's very sweet.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)吧(ba)。

    Okay, let's buy one.

  6. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)甜(tián)！我(wǒ)不该(bùgāi)怀疑(huáiyí)老板(lǎobǎn)。

    Really sweet! I shouldn't have doubted the seller.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)怀(huái)疑(yí)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)事(shì)在(zài)他(tā)身(shēn)上(shang)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)。

I wonder if anything happened to him.

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02

警(jǐng)察(chá)怀(huái)疑(yí)他(tā)偷(tōu)了(le)那(nà)家(jiā)商(shāng)店(diàn)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

The police suspect that he stole things from that store.

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