信任 xìn rèn
“to trust; to have confidence in”
verb, verb / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
信任 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 3284: 信任 xìnrèn — Level 5; official annotation 5 (动). PDF page 162
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用法How to use 信任
信任 means to trust or have confidence in someone, and it can also be a noun meaning trust. It is usually followed by a person or group, as in 信任他 or 不信任老板, and it often appears in patterns like 得到信任 and 赢得信任. Use it for trust in people or their character or ability, not for believing that a fact or future event is true.
例句Example sentences
- 我信任你，你是我最好的朋友。wǒ xìn rèn nǐ, nǐ shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péng you.I trust you; you are my best friend.
- 他工作很认真，老板很信任他。tā gōng zuò hěn rèn zhēn, lǎo bǎn hěn xìn rèn tā.He works very carefully, and his boss trusts him a lot.
- 想得到别人的信任，你首先要诚实。xiǎng dé dào bié rén de xìn rèn, nǐ shǒu xiān yào chéng shí.If you want to gain other people's trust, you first need to be honest.