怀
疑

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The word 怀疑 is formed through the logical combination of two meaningful characters: 怀, which means "to harbor" or "to hold within" (often in a mental or emotional sense), and 疑, which means "doubt" or "suspicion". By joining them, the compound conceptually depicts the act of holding doubt within one's mind, thus directly and intuitively creating the meaning "to doubt" or "to suspect".

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我怀疑他说谎。

Wǒ huáiyí tā shuōhuǎng.

I suspect he is lying.

她怀疑这件事的真实性。

Tā huáiyí zhè jiàn shì de zhēnshí xìng.

She doubts the authenticity of this matter.

我们不应该怀疑他的好意。

Wǒmen bù yīnggāi huáiyí tā de hǎo yì.

We should not doubt his good intentions.

如果你怀疑自己的能力，就很难成功。

Rúguǒ nǐ huáiyí zìjǐ de nénglì, jiù hěn nán chénggōng.

If you doubt your own ability, it is hard to succeed.

尽管证据不足，警察还是怀疑他是嫌疑人。

Jǐnguǎn zhèngjù bùzú, jǐngchá háishì huáiyí tā shì xiányírén.

Despite insufficient evidence, the police still suspect he is the suspect.

Word Definition - 怀疑

huái yí to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that

Individual Character Details

怀 huái, huái
疑 yí