Chinese word dictionary

信赖

xìnlài · to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in; to rely on

Practice word

Word information

Simplified信赖

Traditional信賴

Pinyinxìnlài

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

信xìn

to trust, to believe; letter, sign

赖lài

to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor

How to learn 信赖

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

相信xiāngxìn

to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

信xìn

letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random

信用卡xìnyòngkǎ

credit card

短信duǎnxìn

text message; SMS

回信huíxìn

to reply; to write back; letter written in reply; CL:封[feng1]

信号xìnhào

signal