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自信

zì xìn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

自信 (zì xìn) means "self-confident". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 自信 means

1. to have confidence in oneself
2. self-confidence

The characters in 自信

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 信xìnletter; mail; to trust

Example sentences

• 你必须得自信。
  You have to have confidence.
• 别过于自信了。
  Let's not get over-confident.
• 自恋是为了更自信。
  Zìliàn shì wèile gèng zìxìn.
  Narcissism means 'to be more confident'.
• 他对自己很有自信。
  He has great confidence in himself.

Words starting with 自信

• 自信心zì xìn xīnself-confidence

Where 自信 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Fame, Honor & Recognition (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zì xìn correctly.
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