半信半疑 (bàn xìn bàn yí) — skeptical, not fully convinced, half believing and half doubting
Definition
Describes your own mindset: you're willing to believe only part of what you hear and doubt the rest. 可疑 is an adjective for the thing itself looking suspicious, not the believer's attitude.
phrase
skepticalnot fully convincedhalf believing and half doubting
Examples
- ，半信半疑。Tīng le tā de jiě shì, wǒ hái shì bàn xìn bàn yí.After hearing his explanation, I'm still skeptical.
- 半信半疑。Tā bàn xìn bàn yí dì kàn zhe nà piān bào dào.She looked at the report with a dubious expression.
- 半信半疑，。Wǒ duì zhè ge xiāo xi bàn xìn bàn yí, bù gǎn qīng yì xiāng xìn.I'm skeptical about this news and dare not believe it easily.
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