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自信

zì xìn · zi xin

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to have confidence in oneself
  2. self-confidence
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Stage nerves

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)要(yào)上台(shàngtái)唱歌(chànggē)，有点(yǒudiǎn)紧张(jǐnzhāng)。

    I sing on stage tomorrow and I'm a bit nervous.

  2. Liangliang

    要(yào)自信(zìxìn)一点(yīdiǎn)，你(nǐ)唱得(chàngde)很(hěn)好听(hǎotīng)。

    Be more confident. You sing very well.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)自信(zìxìn)。

    I have no confidence.

  4. Liangliang

    对着(duìzhe)镜子(jìngzi)说(shuō)一百遍(yībǎibiàn)：我(wǒ)很(hěn)棒(bàng)！

    Say it to the mirror a hundred times: I'm great!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)很(hěn)棒(bàng)！我(wǒ)很(hěn)棒(bàng)！我(wǒ)很(hěn)棒(bàng)！

    I'm great! I'm great! I'm great!

  6. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)自信(zìxìn)，那(nà)你(nǐ)选好(xuǎnhǎo)歌(gē)了(le)吗(ma)？

    So confident! Have you chosen your song yet?

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)相(xiāng)当(dāng)有(yǒu)自(zì)信(xìn)我(wǒ)能(néng)做(zuò)到(dào)这(zhè)一(yì)点(diǎn)。

I'm fairly confident I can do that.

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

02

她(tā)站(zhàn)在(zài)台(tái)上(shàng)，脸(liǎn)上(shàng)带(dài)着(zhe)自(zì)信(xìn)的(de)微(wēi)笑(xiào)。

She stood on the stage with a confident smile on her face.

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