取信 (qǔ xìn) — to collect/retrieve a letter (literal, separable); to win trust/credibility (idiomatic, formal)
Definition
取信 is a separable verb with two distinct senses. Literally, 取 + 信任: 'to win trust/credibility' (the formal, idiomatic sense, as in 取信于民).
verb
to collect/retrieve a letter (literal, separable)to win trust/credibility (idiomatic, formal)
Examples
- 。Tā qù yóu jú qǔ le yì fēng xìn.He went to the post office to collect a letter.
- 取信。Zhèng fǔ bì xū qǔ xìn yú mín.The government must win the trust of the people.
- 取信。Gōng sī tōng guò chéng xìn jīng yíng qǔ xìn yú kè hù.The company wins customers' trust through honest business.
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