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相信

xiāng xìn · xiang xin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
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A talking parrot

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)看到(kàndào)一(yī)只(zhī)会(huì)说话(shuōhuà)的(de)鹦鹉(yīngwǔ)。

    Yesterday I saw a parrot that could talk.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)相信(xiāngxìn)。

    I don't believe it.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)相信(xiāngxìn)我(wǒ)！它(tā)说(shuō)“你好(nǐhǎo)”。

    You have to believe me! It said "hello".

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)相信(xiāngxìn)你(nǐ)。它(tā)还(hái)说(shuō)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    OK, I believe you. What else did it say?

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)说(shuō)：“你(nǐ)相信(xiāngxìn)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？”

    It said: "Do you believe me?"

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

无(wú)论(lùn)你(nǐ)说(shuō)什(shén)么(me)，我(wǒ)不(bù)相(xiāng)信(xìn)你(nǐ)们(men)。

I don't believe you, regardless what you say.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)有(yǒu)多(duō)相(xiāng)信(xìn)他(tā)？

To what degree can we trust him?

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

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相
xiāng

each other; one another

信
xìn

letter; mail

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