How to say “confidence” in Chinese

信心

xìnxīn

confidence

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Family and loved ones”

“Confidence” in Chinese is 信心, xìn xīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

信心 is read xìn xīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

xìn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

xīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

信

xìn — believe; letter

亻 “person” and 言 “word”: a person keeps their word.

心

xīn — heart

A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.

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 “信心”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 信心. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我对自己有信心wǒduìzìjǐyǒuxìnxīnI'm confident in myself.
别担心我对你有信心biédānxīn,wǒduìnǐyǒuxìnxīnDon't worry, I believe in you.
输了比赛也不能失去信心shūlebǐsài,yěbùnéngshīqùxìnxīnEven if you lose a match, you can't lose faith in yourself.
他对未来充满信心tāduìwèiláichōngmǎnxìnxīnHe's full of confidence about the future.
教练，决赛有信心吗？jiàoliàn,juésàiyǒuxìnxīnmaCoach, are you confident going into the final?
决赛你们有信心吗？juésàinǐmenyǒuxìnxīnmaAre you all confident going into the final?

More words from the lesson “A whole life”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “confidence” in Chinese?

“Confidence” in Chinese is 信心, pinyin xìnxīn.

What does 信心 mean?

信心 (xìnxīn) means “confidence”.

How do you write 信心?

信心 is 2 characters: 信 (xìn) — believe; letter; 心 (xīn) — heart. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 信心?

信心 is read xìnxīn. Tones: xìn — fourth tone, xīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“confidence” in the lesson “A whole life”

This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 4. 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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