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疑信参半 — “To be half-believing and half-doubting”

疑信参半 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be half-believing and half-doubting”. To be skeptical yet partly convinced. Literally, “Half doubt, half belief”.

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疑信参半 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 疑yí
  • 信xìn
  • 参cān
  • 半bàn

疑信参半 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
疑
yí14doubt or suspect
信
xìn9trust, believe, letter, news
参
cān8participate, refer, or ginseng
半
bàn5half

Example Sentence with 疑信参半

听到这个消息时,他心里疑信参半,不知道该不该完全相信。
Upon hearing the news, he was half-believing and half-doubting, unsure whether to fully trust it.

Idioms Related to 疑信参半

Synonyms of 疑信参半

  • bàn半xìn信bàn半yí疑half-believing and half-doubting

Antonyms of 疑信参半

  • xìn信yǐ以wéi为zhēn真believe something to be true
  • shēn深xìn信bù不yí疑believe firmly without any doubt
  • yí疑shén神yí疑guǐ鬼excessively suspicious and paranoid

More idioms starting with 疑

  • yí疑sān三huò惑sì四full of doubts and suspicions
  • yí疑shì事wú无gōng功Doubtful actions lead to no success
  • yí疑shì事wú无gōng功,,yí疑xíng行wú无míng名Doubtful actions yield no success
  • yí疑yún云mǎn满fù腹full of doubts and suspicions
  • yí疑rén人wù勿yòng用,,yòng用rén人wù勿yí疑Trust those you employ; don't employ those you doubt
  • yí疑rén人yí疑guǐ鬼to be overly suspicious
  • yí疑sì似zhī之jiān间between doubt and certainty
  • yí疑tuán团mǎn满fù腹full of doubts and unanswered questions
  • yí疑tuán团mò莫shì释doubts cannot be dispelled
  • yí疑xīn心shēng生àn暗guǐ鬼Suspicion breeds imaginary fears
  • yí疑xīn心shēng生guǐ鬼Suspicion breeds imaginary dangers
  • yí疑huò惑bù不jiě解perplexed and bewildered

Questions about 疑信参半

What does 疑信参半 mean?
疑信参半 (yí xìn cān bàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be half-believing and half-doubting”.
How do you pronounce 疑信参半?
疑信参半 is pronounced yí xìn cān bàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 疑信参半 literally mean?
Literally, 疑信参半 means “Half doubt, half belief”. It is used to mean “to be half-believing and half-doubting”.
What is the Chinese definition of 疑信参半?
指半信半疑。
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