深信不疑 (shēn xìn bù yí) — to believe firmly without any doubt; to be comp…

Definition

An idiom meaning 'to believe firmly without a shadow of doubt' — stronger than simply 相信, emphasizing total, unwavering conviction.

idiom

to believe firmly without any doubtto be completely convinced

，深信不疑。
Tīng le tā de jiě shì, wǒ duì tā de néng lì shēn xìn bù yí.
After hearing his explanation, I firmly believed in his ability.
深信不疑。
Tā yì zhí duì kē xué de jìn bù shēn xìn bù yí.
She has always had unwavering faith in the progress of science.
深信不疑。
Wǒ men duì zhè ge jì huà de chéng gōng shēn xìn bù yí.
We are completely convinced of the success of this plan.

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.

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

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

疑 depicts a standing figure 大 with a tilted, open-mouthed head 夂 and a cane 丨, a confused person looking around for direction.

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