取信

qǔxìn
verb #31,275

Meanings

  1. 1 to win the trust of (someone)
  2. 2 to gain credibility

Examples

HSK 6
Tā kào chéngshí qǔxìn yú rén.
He wins people's trust through honesty.
HSK 6
Xīn zhèngfǔ nǔlì qǔxìn yú mín.
The new government is striving to win the people's trust.

Tips

grammar
Common pattern: 取信于 + (//百姓), "to win the trust of (someone/the people)." The ("with respect to") is a literary preposition; in casual speech you'd say 获得...someone's 信任. Use 取信于民 in political/written contexts.

Stroke Order

xìn