How to say “believe” in Chinese
believe, trust
“Believe” in Chinese is 相信, xiāng xìn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
相信 is read xiāng xìn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Two readings: xiāng in 相信, and xiàng, “appearance, photo”, in 相机 and 照相.
亻 “person” and 言 “word”: a person keeps their word.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “相信”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 相信. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我相信你能做好wǒxiāngxìnnǐnéngzuòhǎoI believe you can do it well.
- 难道你不相信我吗？nándàonǐbùxiāngxìnwǒmaYou mean you don't believe me?
- 我相信你能够完成任务wǒxiāngxìnnǐnénggòuwánchéngrènwuI believe you can complete the task.
- 我根本不相信他的话wǒgēnběnbùxiāngxìntādehuàI don't believe what he says at all.
- 这个人可以相信吗？zhègerénkěyǐxiāngxìnmaCan this person be trusted?
- 这件事让人难以相信zhèjiànshìràngrénnányǐxiāngxìnThis is hard to believe.
More words from the lesson “I believe”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “believe” in Chinese?
“Believe” in Chinese is 相信, pinyin xiāngxìn.
What does 相信 mean?
相信 (xiāngxìn) means “believe, trust”.
How do you write 相信?
相信 is 2 characters: 相 (xiāng) — mutually; appearance; 信 (xìn) — believe; letter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 相信?
相信 is read xiāngxìn. Tones: xiāng — first tone, xìn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“believe” in the lesson “I believe”
This word is from the topic “Work and business” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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