嫌疑 (xiányí): suspicion

Measure Word

一个嫌疑 gè

Meanings

1 suspicion
2 suspect

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

警方对他产生了嫌疑。

Jǐngfāng duì tā chǎnshēng le xiányí.

The police developed suspicion toward him.

HSK 7-9

她是这起案件的最大嫌疑人。

Tā shì zhè qǐ ànjiàn de zuì dà xiányírén.

She is the prime suspect in this case.

HSK 7-9

你不能仅凭嫌疑就逮捕人。

Nǐ bùnéng jǐn píng xiányí jiù dàibǔ rén.

You can't arrest someone based on suspicion alone.

Tips

usage

嫌疑 is often used in legal or crime contexts. 嫌疑人 (xiányírén) means 'suspect' as a person. 有嫌疑 means 'under suspicion'.

memory

Both characters relate to doubt - 嫌 (dislike/suspect) + 疑 (doubt). Double doubt = suspicion.

Stroke Order

嫌 xián

疑 yí

Related Words

嫌疑人 xiányírén #3,775

suspect / person under suspicion

嫌疑犯 xiányífàn #3,089

suspect (criminal) / suspected offender

嫌 xián HSK 6 #6,749

to dislike; to mind; to complain about / to suspect; suspicion

质疑 zhìyí HSK 7-9 #4,106

to question / to doubt / to challenge

可疑 kěyí HSK 7-9 #3,834

suspicious; questionable; dubious

涉嫌 shèxián HSK 7-9 #6,257

to be suspected of / to be involved in (a crime) / allegedly

嫌犯 xiánfàn #2,464

suspect (in a criminal case) / suspected criminal

怀疑 huáiyí HSK 4 #1,041

to doubt / to suspect / suspicion

犯罪嫌疑人 fànzuì xiányírén

criminal suspect / suspect (in a criminal investigation)

疑惑 yíhuò HSK 7-9 #8,002

puzzled / confused / perplexed