懷疑

huái yí

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

懷疑 (huái yí) is a Chinese word meaning “to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of
  2. to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that

Stroke order

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Example

我懷疑他今天不會來了。

I doubt he'll come today.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).