怀疑huái yíto doubt (sth); to be skeptical of

1. 1.

   to doubt (sth); to be skeptical ofverb

2. 2.

   to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect thatverb

• 怀to harbor in one's mind
• 疑(bound form) to doubt; to suspect

怀疑 + clause often expresses a guess that something bad or unwanted is true.

1. HSK 1

   你怀疑我吗？

   Nǐ huáiyí wǒ ma?

   Do you doubt me?

2. HSK 1

   我怀疑他不会来。

   Wǒ huáiyí tā bú huì lái.

   I suspect he won't come.

3. HSK 4

   她怀疑自己的能力。

   Tā huáiyí zìjǐ de nénglì.

   She doubts her own ability.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   小王说他明天来帮我们搬家。

   Xiǎo Wáng shuō tā míngtiān lái bāng wǒmen bānjiā.

   Xiao Wang says he will come and help us move tomorrow.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我怀疑他不会来。

   Wǒ huáiyí tā bú huì lái.

   I suspect he won't come.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   为什么？

   Wèishénme?

   Why?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   上次他也说要来，可是他没来。

   Shàng cì tā yě shuō yào lái, kěshì tā méi lái.

   Last time he also said he would come, but he didn't.

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