疑惑 (yí huò) — (verb) to doubt; to be puzzled about; (noun) doubt; suspicion; uncertainty
Definition
疑惑 emphasizes a puzzled, uncertain feeling — 'doubt' as inner unease. 怀疑 (HSK 4) is the more neutral 'to doubt / be skeptical of'; 疑虑 is a stronger, more formal near-synonym with the same feel.
verb
to doubtto be puzzled about
noun
doubtsuspicionuncertainty
Examples
- 疑惑。Wǒ duì cǐ shì gǎn dào fēi cháng yí huò.I feel very puzzled about this matter.
- 疑惑。Tā de yǎn zhōng chōng mǎn le yí huò.His eyes were full of doubt.
- 疑惑。Dà jiā duì tā de shuō fǎ shí fēn yí huò.Everyone was very skeptical of his statement.
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