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

HSK 1

他是个信得过的人。

Tā shì gè xìndeguò de rén.

He is a trustworthy person.

HSK 2

这家公司信得过吗？

Zhèjiā 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 (cannot be trusted). Same pattern: 看得见/看不见, 吃得下/吃不下.

Stroke Order

信 xìn

得 de

过 guò