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半信半疑

bàn xìn bàn yí

half believing

Character by character

半bàn
half
信xìn
believe
半bàn
half
疑yí
doubt

Example

对他的话,我半信半疑。
I only half believe what he said.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

Takes 对…半信半疑; neutral.

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