怀疑
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
怀疑 (huáiyí) · to doubt
怀疑 (huáiyí) means “to doubt; to suspect”. It is written with 2 characters: 怀 (bosom) + 疑 (to doubt). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 怀疑 is built
The characters
怀 huái · bosom
What 怀 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 不bù — no
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 不 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
疑 yí · to doubt
What 疑 is made of
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
Origin hint: An old man walking 疋 while holding 匕 a cane 矢 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我怀疑他没说真话。Wǒ huáiyí tā méi shuō zhēn huà.I suspect he didn't tell the truth.
你怀疑我吗？Nǐ huáiyí wǒ ma?Do you doubt me?
Questions about 怀疑
What does 怀疑 mean?
怀疑 (huáiyí) means “to doubt; to suspect”.
How do you pronounce 怀疑?
怀疑 is pronounced huáiyí.
Which HSK level is 怀疑?
怀疑 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 怀念huáiniànto miss
- 怀孕huáiyùnto be pregnant
- 关怀guānhuáito care for
- 胸怀xiōnghuáimind
- 疑问yíwènquestion
- 迟疑chíyíto hesitate
- 嫌疑xiányísuspicion
- 疑惑yíhuòpuzzled
Learn 怀疑 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.