轻信 (qīng xìn) — to be credulous; to gullibly believe
Definition
轻信 (qīngxìn) means believing something too readily without checking — a negative trait, unlike 信任 ('to trust', a positive, deliberate choice).
verb
to be credulousto gullibly believe
Examples
- 轻信。Tā tài róng yì qīng xìn bié rén le.He is too quick to believe others.
- 轻信。Bú yào qīng xìn nà xiē xū jiǎ guǎng gào.Don't gullibly believe those false advertisements.
- 轻信。Tā yīn wèi qīng xìn chuán yán chī le dà kuī.She suffered a great loss because she credulously believed the rumors.
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