How to say “trustworthiness” in Chinese

信用
xìnyòng

trustworthiness, keeping one's word; credit

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Economy”

“Trustworthiness” in Chinese is 信用, xìn yòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

信用 is read xìn yòng: 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!”
yòng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

信
xìn — believe; letter

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

用
yòng — use

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 “信用”.

Examples

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

  • 我只有一张信用卡。wǒzhǐyǒuyìzhāngxìnyòngkǎI only have one credit card.
  • 做生意要讲信用zuòshēngyiyàojiǎngxìnyòngIn business you have to keep your word.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “trustworthiness” in Chinese?

“Trustworthiness” in Chinese is 信用, pinyin xìnyòng.

What does 信用 mean?

信用 (xìnyòng) means “trustworthiness, keeping one's word; credit”.

How do you write 信用?

信用 is 2 characters: 信 (xìn) — believe; letter; 用 (yòng) — use. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 信用?

信用 is read xìnyòng. Tones: xìn — fourth tone, yòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“trustworthiness” in the lesson “Exchange rate, gold, insurance”

This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. 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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