Meaning of 相信
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
How to use 相信
相信 takes a person, a thing, or a whole clause as its object. It is very common in everyday speech for saying you trust someone or believe something is true. Example: 我相信你。(Wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ.) I believe you.
相 (xiāng) means "each other" and 信 (xìn) means "trust" or "to believe", so 相信 is trust you place in someone or something. Notice 信 is 亻 (person) next to 言 (words): a person standing by their words is someone you can believe.
Common mistake: Learners often read 相 as xiàng because of words like 相机 (xiàngjī) and 照相, but in 相信 it is first tone, xiāng. Also, 相信 does not mean religious belief by itself; for believing in a religion Chinese usually uses 信 or 信仰, as in 信佛 (xìn fó).
相信 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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相 xiāng · mutual · 9 strokes
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信 xìn · letter · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 相信.
| 信息 | xìnxī | information; news; message |
| 信号 | xìnhào | signal |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical; same |
| 信心 | xìnxīn | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) |
| 相机 | xiàngjī | camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment |
| 短信 | duǎnxìn | text message; SMS |
| 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎ | credit card |
| 照相 | zhàoxiàng | to take a photograph |
| 信任 | xìnrèn | to trust; to have confidence in |
| 相当 | xiāngdāng | equivalent to; appropriate |
| 互相 | hùxiāng | each other; mutually |
| 相关 | xiāngguān | related; relevant |
Questions about 相信
What does 相信 mean?
相信 (xiāngxìn) means "to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 相信?
相信 is made of 2 characters: 相 (9 strokes), 信 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 相信 an HSK word?
Yes. 相信 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 相信 and 信?
Both can mean to believe, but 相信 is the standard two-syllable verb for trusting a person or believing a statement. 信 alone is shorter and more colloquial, and it is also used for faith in a religion, as in 信教 (xìn jiào).
How do I say I don't believe it with 相信?
Put 不 before it: 我不相信 (wǒ bù xiāngxìn), I don't believe it. For disbelief about the past you can also say 我没相信 (wǒ méi xiāngxìn), but 不相信 is far more common.