mí xìn
superstition
他很迷信，相信算命和风水。
tā hěn míxìn, xiāngxìn suànmìng hé fēngshuǐ.
He is very superstitious, believing in fortune-telling and feng shui.
不要迷信，要相信科学。
bùyào míxìn, yào xiāngxìn kēxué.
Don't be superstitious, believe in science.
有些迷信的说法是不可信的。
yǒuxiē míxìn de shuōfǎ shì bùkěxìn de.
Some superstitious sayings are not credible.
封建迷信 (fēngjiàn míxìn)
feudal superstition
宗教迷信 (zōngjiào míxìn)
religious superstition
科学 (kēxué)
science
理性 (lǐxìng)
rationality
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The Chinese word 迷信 (míxìn) is composed of two characters: 迷 (mí) and 信 (xìn). The character 迷 originally meant "to lose one's way" or "to be confused," and it is often used in a negative sense to refer to something that is irrational or unfounded. The character 信, on the other hand, means "to believe" or "to have faith in something." When these two characters are combined, they create the word 迷信, which literally means "to believe in something blindly or without evidence." In modern Chinese, 迷信 is used to refer to superstition or blind faith in something that is not supported by reason or evidence. It is often used in a derogatory sense to criticize people who believe in things like fortune-telling, astrology, or other forms of superstition.
