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相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

HSK 3word

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相信 (xiāng xìn) means "to believe," "to be convinced," or "to accept as true." It can take a person or a whole statement as its object, as in 我相信你 (I believe you) and 你相信他会来吗 (do you believe he will come?). This entry covers that one sense.

What does 相信 mean?

  1. 1.

    to believe; to be convinced; to accept as trueverb

What do the characters in 相信 mean?

  • 相not compositional here
  • 信to believe

How do you use 相信?

See it in 我相信你, 我不相信他 and 你相信他会来吗.

Patterns

  • 相信 + person

    我相信你。

    Wǒ xiāng xìn nǐ.

    I believe you.

  • 相信 + clause

    你相信他会来吗?

    Nǐ xiāng xìn tā huì lái ma?

    Do you believe he will come?

What are some examples of 相信 in a sentence?

  1. 我相信你。

    Wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ.

    I believe you.

  2. 我不相信他。

    Wǒ bù xiāngxìn tā.

    I don't believe him.

  3. 你相信他会来吗?

    Nǐ xiāngxìn tā huì lái ma?

    Do you believe he will come?

How is 相信 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    他说他明天会来。

    Tā shuō tā míngtiān huì lái.

    He says he will come tomorrow.

  2. Speaker B:

    你相信他吗?

    Nǐ xiāngxìn tā ma?

    Do you believe him?

  3. Speaker A:

    我相信。他是我的好朋友。

    Wǒ xiāngxìn. Tā shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou.

    I believe him. He is my good friend.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,那我们明天等他。

    Hǎo, nà wǒmen míngtiān děng tā.

    OK, then we'll wait for him tomorrow.

Can you use 相信 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___你。 (I believe you.)
  2. 2.What does 我不相信他。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "to accept as true"?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.