半信半疑

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

一半相信，一半怀疑。表示对真假、是非等不能肯定，有些相信又有些怀疑。

Half believing, half doubting. Expressing uncertainty about truth or falsehood, partially convinced yet skeptical.

用于形容人对某件事不完全相信，怀有疑虑的态度。

Used to describe a person's attitude of not fully believing something, harboring doubts.

1 他听了这个消息后，半信半疑，不知道是否应该相信。 (After hearing the news, he was half believing, half doubting, unsure whether to believe it.)
2 对网上流传的那些谣言，我总是半信半疑。 (I am always half believing, half doubting about those rumors circulating online.)
3 她对医生的诊断半信半疑，决定再去找第二诊疗意见。 (She was half believing, half doubting the doctor's diagnosis and decided to seek a second opinion.)
4 看到这个神奇的现象，观众们半信半疑，纷纷议论起来。 (Seeing this amazing phenomenon, the audience was half believing, half doubting, and started discussing.)
5 我对他的承诺半信半疑，毕竟他以前也说过类似的话。 (I am half believing, half doubting his promise, after all, he has said similar things before.)

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