信念 (xìn niàn) — faith; belief; conviction

Definition

信念 is a deep, firmly-held belief — more serious than 信心 ('confidence') and inner rather than religious like 信仰.

noun
faithbeliefconviction

Examples

  • 信念
    Tā cóng wèi dòng yáo guò zì jǐ de xìn niàn.
    He never wavered in his convictions.
  • 信念
    Wǒ men bào zhe jiān dìng de xìn niàn yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn.
    We embrace challenges with firm faith.
  • 信念
    Zhè zhǒng xìn niàn zhī chēng tā zǒu guò le zuì jiān nán de shí qī.
    This belief sustained her through the hardest times.

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