信得过

信得過

xìndeguò

adjective #15,734

Meanings

1 trustworthy
2 reliable

Characters

to trust; to believe

(potential complement marker)

to pass; through

Examples

他是个信得过的人。

Tā shì gè xìndeguò de rén.

He is a trustworthy person.

这家公司信得过吗？

Zhè jiā gōngsī xìndeguò ma?

Is this company reliable?

Tips

grammar

信得过 uses the potential complement pattern: verb + 得 + result. 信得过 = can be trusted. The negative form is 信不过 (xìnbuguò, cannot be trusted). Same pattern: 看得见/看不见, 吃得下/吃不下.

Stroke Order

信 xìn

得 dé

过 guò