互信 (hù xìn) — mutual trust

Definition

noun
mutual trust

Examples

  • 互信。
    Liǎng guó zhī jiān jiàn lì le shēn hòu de hù xìn.
    Deep mutual trust has been established between the two countries.
  • 互信。
    Hé zuò de jī chǔ shì hù xìn hé zūn zhòng.
    The foundation of cooperation is mutual trust and respect.
  • 互信，。
    Méi yǒu hù xìn, tuán duì hěn nán chéng gōng.
    Without mutual trust, a team can hardly succeed.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

互hùmutual
信xìntrust

互 (mutual) and 信 (trust) combine to describe trust that is mutual.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The form 互 is a tooth shape with a distinguishing mark added.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánwords
Sound part声符shēngfú
人
人rén信xìn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

信 pairs 人 as the sound part with 言 (words) as the meaning part.

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