# 半信半疑 (bànxìnbànyí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 半信半疑 (bànxìnbànyí) means “half believing, half doubting”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: half believing, half doubting
- Pinyin: bànxìnbànyí (ban4 xin4 ban4 yi2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他对这个消息还是半信半疑。
  Tā duì zhège xiāoxi háishi bànxìnbànyí.
  He was still skeptical about this news.

## Characters

- [半](https://hanziro.com/word/ban-half/) (bàn): half
- [信](https://hanziro.com/word/xin-letter/) (xìn): letter; to trust
- 疑 (yí): to doubt; to suspect

https://hanziro.com/word/ban-xin-ban-yi-half-believing-half/

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