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深信 (shēn xìn) — to firmly believe

Definition

verb
to firmly believe

Examples

  • 深信。
    Wǒ shēn xìn tā huì chéng gōng de.
    I firmly believe that he will succeed.
  • 深信。
    Tā shēn xìn zì jǐ de pàn duàn shì zhèng què de.
    She firmly believes that her judgment is correct.
  • 深信。
    Wǒ men shēn xìn nǔ lì zhōng yǒu huí bào.
    We firmly believe that hard work will eventually pay off.

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.

深shēndeeply
信xìnbelieve

深 (deeply) describes how strongly one 信 (believes).

Characters in this word

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
𥥍
𥥍𥥍深shēn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

深 is built from 氵, the side form of 水 “water”, and 𥥍, which supplies the sound.

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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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