疑
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yí · to doubt, to question, to suspect

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14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 疑

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yíWords pronounced yí
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Example sentences

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Wǒ huái yí wǒ shì bu shì yí gè hǎo zuò jiā.我怀疑我是不是一个好作家。

I doubt that I'm a good writer.

Source: Tatoeba #432357 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài mǒu zhǒng chéng dù shàng nǐ shì duì de, dàn wǒ hái shì yǒu yí wèn.在某种程度上你是对的,但我还是有疑问。

In a way you are right, but I still have doubts.

Source: Tatoeba #332729 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ rěn bú zhù yào shuō chū wǒ de yí huò.我忍不住要說出我的疑惑。

I cannot forbear expressing my doubts.

Source: Tatoeba #344518 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì kě yí de.这是可疑的。

This sounds fishy.

Source: Tatoeba #2887876 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xián yí rén shì yí wèi bái rén nǚ xìng.嫌疑人是一位白人女性。

The suspect is a caucasian female.

Source: Tatoeba #8842856 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huái yí tā shì fǒu huì lái.我怀疑他是否会来。

I'm doubtful that he's going to come.

Source: Tatoeba #334297 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 疑 in context

  1. Say yí, then recall the core meaning: to doubt, to question, to suspect.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 怀疑 (huái yí), meaning “to doubt”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 疑 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.