Hanzi

信

letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess faith in/truthful/confidence/trust/at will/at random

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

xìn, shēn

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄣˋ, ㄕㄣ

Jyutping

seon3

Example sentences

信 xìn
我剛寫了一封信。
我刚写了一封信。

I just wrote a letter.

自 zì
來自朋友的信。
来自朋友的信。

A letter from a friend.

信息 xìnxī
我們需要收集更多關於市場的信息。
我们需要收集更多关于市场的信息。

We need to collect more information about the market.

世紀 / 世纪 shìjì
二十一世紀是信息技術飛速發展的時代。
二十一世纪是信息技术飞速发展的时代。

The 21st century is an era of rapid development in information technology.

相信 xiāngxìn
我相信你是對的。
我相信你是对的。

I believe you are right.

所謂 / 所谓 suǒwèi
不要相信所謂的專家。
不要相信所谓的专家。

Don't trust those so-called experts.

短信 duǎnxìn
我剛收到一條短信。
我刚收到一条短信。

I just received a text message.

信仰 xìnyǎng
每個人都有宗教信仰的自由。
每个人都有宗教信仰的自由。

Everyone has the freedom of religious belief.

宗教 zōngjiào
尊重不同的宗教信仰很重要。

It is very important to respect different religious beliefs.

信任 xìnrèn
信任是建立良好關係的基礎。
信任是建立良好关系的基础。

Trust is the foundation of building a good relationship.

Example Vocabulary

信

xin4

letter; mail; to believe

信息

xin4'xi1

information; message; news

相信

xiang1'xin4

to believe; to trust

短信

duan3'xin4

text message; SMS

信仰

xin4'yang3

faith; belief; conviction

信任

xin4'ren4

trust; to trust

信心

xin4'xin1

confidence; faith

信念

xin4'nian4

belief; conviction; faith

信用

xin4'yong4

trustworthiness; credit

不信任

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