置信

zhìxìn

verb #17,535

Meanings

1 to believe
2 to trust (usually used in the negative)

Characters

to place; to put

Literally 'place trust' - to put one's trust in something.

Examples

HSK 5

这个消息让人难以置信。

Zhège xiāoxi ràng rén nányǐzhìxìn.

This news is hard to believe.

HSK 5

他的成绩令人难以置信。

Tā de chéngjì lìngrén nányǐzhìxìn.

His achievements are unbelievable.

Tips

grammar

置信 almost always appears in the negative pattern 难以置信 (hard to believe) or 不可置信 (unbelievable). It is rarely used in affirmative sentences.

Stroke Order

置 zhì

信 xìn