疑心病 (yí xīn bìng) — suspicious frame of mind (tendency to distrust others); hypochondria (excessive anxiety about one's health)
Definition
A mental tendency to distrust others (sense 1) or obsess over one's own health (sense 2). The two senses are unrelated — context (people vs illness) tells you which is meant.
noun
suspicious frame of mind (tendency to distrust others)hypochondria (excessive anxiety about one's health)
Examples
- ，疑心病。Tā zǒng huái yí bié rén zài bèi hòu shuō tā, yí xīn bìng tài zhòng le.He always suspects others are talking behind his back; he's too paranoid.
- ，疑心病，。Nǐ zhěng tiān dān xīn zì jǐ shēng bìng, zhè shì yí xīn bìng de biǎo xiàn, jiàn yì kàn kàn xīn lǐ yī shēng.You worry about getting sick all day — that's hypochondria; you should see a psychologist.
- 疑心病，。Yīn wèi yí xīn bìng, tā bù gǎn gēn rèn hé rén shēn jiāo.Because of his paranoid nature, he doesn't dare to get close to anyone.
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