半信半疑
bàn xìn bàn yí
Pinyin
Definition
半信半疑
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- half doubting
- dubious
- skeptical
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
- 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
- 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一知半解
- 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
- 2 dilettante
- 3 amateur
一鳞半爪
- 1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
事半功倍
- 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
- 2 a stitch in time saves nine
信口开河
- 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
- 2 to blurt sth out