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质疑

zhì yí · zhi yi

Traditional 質疑

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to call into question
  2. to question (truth or validity)
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The wrong homework answer

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)一直(yīzhí)看(kàn)答案(dáàn)？

    Why have you been looking at the answer for so long?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)质疑(zhìyí)这个(zhège)答案(dáàn)，十七(shíqī)加(jiā)八(bā)怎么会(zěnmehuì)是(shì)二十四(èrshísì)？

    I doubt this answer. How can seventeen plus eight be twenty-four?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)算(suàn)一下(yīxià)，是(shì)二十五(èrshíwǔ)。你(nǐ)的(de)质疑(zhìyí)是(shì)对(duì)的(de)。

    Let me count. It is twenty-five. You were right to question it.

  4. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)，有(yǒu)质疑(zhìyí)是(shì)好事(hǎoshì)。

    Our teacher says questioning is good.

  5. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)那个(nàge)答案(dáàn)是(shì)我(wǒ)写(xiě)的(de)。

    But I wrote that answer.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)了(le)不(bú)要(yào)质(zhì)疑(yí)老(lǎo)师(shī)这(zhè)个(ge)规(guī)矩(ju)。

You are taught to never question your teachers.

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

02

有(yǒu)些(xiē)人(rén)质(zhì)疑(yí)他(tā)的(de)诚(chéng)实(shí)。

Some people questioned his honesty.

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

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