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坚信

jiān xìn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 堅信

坚信 (jiān xìn) means "to believe firmly; without any doubt". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 坚信 means

1. to believe firmly
2. without any doubt

The characters in 坚信

• 坚jiānstrong; solid; firm
• 信xìnletter; mail; to trust

Example sentences

• 我坚信他是无辜的。
  Wǒ jiānxìn tā shì wúgū de.
  I have a firm belief in his innocence.
• 我坚信他会帮我的。
  Wǒ jiānxìn tā huì bāng wǒ de.
  I don't doubt that he will help me.
• 我坚信他在商业界会有所作为。
  I'm sure he will go far in the business world.
• 今天晚上，我想到了她在美国过去一百年间所经历的种种：心痛和希望；斗争和进步；在那里时代，我们被告知我们办不到，一些人继续坚信着美国的信念——是的，我们能做到。
  Jīntiān wǎnshang, wǒ xiǎngdào le tā zài Měiguó guòqù yī bǎinián jiān suǒ jīnglì de zhǒngzhǒng: xīntòng hé xīwàng; dòuzhēng hé jìnbù; zài nàli shídài, wǒmen bèigào zhī wǒmen bànbudào, yīxiē rén jìxù jiānxìn zhe Měiguó de xìnniàn —— shìde, wǒmen néng zuòdào.
  And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America. The heartache and the hope, the struggle and the progress. The times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.

Words starting with 坚信

• 坚信礼jiān xìn lǐconfirmation (Christian ceremony)

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