xìn xīn
confidence
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我对他很有信心。
wǒ duì tā hěn yǒu xìn xīn.
I have a lot of confidence in him.
我们对未来充满信心。
wǒ men duì wèi lái chōng mǎn xìn xīn.
We are full of confidence in the future.
你要对自己有信心。
nǐ yào duì zì jǐ yǒu xìn xīn.
You have to have confidence in yourself.
怀疑 (huáiyí)
doubt
不信任 (bùxìnrèn)
distrust
The Chinese word 信心 (xìn xīn) is composed of two characters: 信 (xìn), meaning "trust" or "faith," and 心 (xīn), meaning "heart" or "mind." Together, they form the compound word 信心, which literally means "trust in one's heart" or "faith in one's mind." This term is often used in a religious context to refer to one's belief in a higher power or spiritual entity. However, it can also be used in a more general sense to refer to one's confidence or trust in something or someone. For example, someone might say 他们对自己的能力很有信心 (tāmen duì zìjǐ de nénglì hěn yǒu xìn xīn), meaning "they have a lot of confidence in their own abilities."
