huáiyí

怀疑

HSK 4Word · VerbTraditional懷疑

doubt; suspect

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to doubt; to be suspicious of; to distrust

neutral

Expresses uncertainty about the truth or reliability of something or someone. Can be used for objects, statements, or people.

Tā他
de的
huà话
ràng让
rén人
huái怀
yí疑
 。

His words make people doubt him.

Duì对
yú于
zhè这
ge个
jié结
lùn论
 ,
shuí谁
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
huái怀
yí疑
 。

No one doubts this conclusion.

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Wǒ我
huái怀
yí疑
zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
de的
zhēn真
shí实
xìng性
 。

I doubt the authenticity of this report.

Tā他
de的
xíng行
wéi为
hěn很
kě可
yí疑
 ,
zhí值
dé得
huái怀
yí疑
 。

His behavior is very suspicious and warrants doubt.

2.

verb

to suspect; to guess; to think likely

neutral

Expresses a belief or conjecture that something might be true or happen, often based on some evidence or intuition.

Wǒ我
huái怀
yí疑
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
lái来
bù不
liǎo了
 。

I suspect he won't be able to come today.

Wǒ我
huái怀
yí疑
tā她
jiù就
shì是
wǒ我
men们
yào要
zhǎo找
de的
rén人
 。

I suspect she is the person we are looking for.

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Wǒ我
huái怀
yí疑
shì是
tā他
gàn干
de的
 ,
dàn但
méi没
yǒu有
zhèng证
jù据
 。

I suspect he did it, but I have no proof.