yí​xìn​cān​bàn

half doubting and half believing

  • created reference approved 疑信参半/疑信參半 → 半信半疑 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疑信参半 / 疑信參半 yí​xìn​cān​bàn

    半信半疑 bàn​xìn​bàn​yí

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 疑信参半/疑信參半 → 将信将疑/將信將疑 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疑信参半 / 疑信參半 yí​xìn​cān​bàn

    将信将疑 / 將信將疑 jiāng​xìn​jiāng​yí

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  • created sense approved 疑信参半/疑信參半 · yí​xìn​cān​bàn · half doubting and half believing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    疑信参半 / 疑信參半

    yí​xìn​cān​bàn

    half doubting and half believing

    To be skeptical and unable to fully believe; used to describe a state of having mixed feelings of doubt and trust.

    疑 (literal) → 疑 · yí · to doubt 信 (literal) → 信 · xìn · to believe 参半 (literal) → 参半/參半 · cān​bàn · half-and-half

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