相信 xiāng xìn
“to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true”
verbHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
相信 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 891: 相信 xiāngxìn — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 102
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 相信
相信 means "to believe" or "to trust that something is true." It is a verb and is followed by a person, a thing, or a whole clause: 相信你, 相信这句话, 我相信他会来. The negative 不相信 is very common.
例句Example sentences
- 我相信你，你一定可以做好。wǒ xiāng xìn nǐ, nǐ yí dìng kě yǐ zuò hǎo.I believe in you; you can definitely do it well.
- 我不相信他说的话。wǒ bù xiāng xìn tā shuō de huà.I don't believe what he says.
- 你相信他说的是真的吗？nǐ xiāng xìn tā shuō de shì zhēn de ma?Do you believe that what he said is true?
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我相信很你。
✓我很相信你。
Adverbs like 很 must come before the verb 相信, not between the verb and its object.