() — (bound form) doubt, suspicion; to doubt, to be suspicious

Definition

疑 is a bound morpheme meaning 'doubt, suspicion' — it almost never stands alone, appearing instead inside words like 可疑, 怀疑, 疑虑.

bound form
(bound form) doubtsuspicionto doubtto be suspicious

Examples

  • Tā de huí dá yǐn qǐ le dà jiā de huái yí.
    His answer aroused everyone's suspicion.
  • Zhè ge qíng kuàng fēi cháng kě yí, xū yào jìn yí bù diào chá.
    This situation is very suspicious and needs further investigation.
  • Tā xīn zhōng yǒu yí lǜ, suǒ yǐ yì zhí yóu yù bù jué.
    He had doubts in his heart, so he kept hesitating.

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