信不过

信不過

xìnbuguò

verb #15,943

Meanings

1 to distrust
2 to not trust
3 to be suspicious of

Characters

to believe; to trust

to pass; potential complement

Examples

我信不过他说的话。

Wǒ xìnbuguò tā shuō dehuà.

I don't trust what he says.

你要是信不过我，就自己去看。

Nǐ yàoshi xìnbuguò wǒ, jiù zìjǐ qù kàn.

If you don't trust me, go see for yourself.

Tips

grammar

信不过 is a potential complement structure: 信 (to believe) + 不过 (cannot get past). The opposite is 信得过 (to trust, to find trustworthy).

Stroke Order

信 xìn

不 bù

过 guò