可信

kěxìn

adjective HSK 7-9 #6,219

Meanings

1 credible
2 trustworthy
3 believable

Characters

to believe; to trust

Examples

他说的话可信吗？

Tā shuō dehuà kěxìn ma?

Is what he said credible?

这个消息来源很可信。

Zhège xiāoxi láiyuán hěn kěxìn.

This news source is very trustworthy.

Tips

memory

可 (can/worthy of) + 信 (trust/believe) = worthy of being trusted = credible.

usage

可信 is used for information, sources, and claims. For people, 可靠 (reliable) or 值得信赖 (trustworthy) are more natural.

Stroke Order

可 kě

信 xìn