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信 xìn letter / mail / CL:封[feng1] / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random
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信息 xìn xī information / news / message
信号 xìn hào signal
信心 xìn xīn confidence / faith (in sb or sth) / CL:個|个[ge4]
信箱 xìn xiāng mailbox / post office box
信誉 xìn yù prestige / distinction / reputation / trust
信用 xìn yòng to trust / credit (commerce) / trustworthiness / creditworthiness
信任 xìn rèn to trust / to have confidence in
信仰 xìn yǎng to believe in (a religion) / firm belief / conviction
信念 xìn niàn faith / belief / conviction
信赖 xìn lài to trust / to have confidence in / to have faith in / to rely on
信贷 xìn dài credit / borrowed money
信件 xìn jiàn letter (sent by mail)
信托 xìn tuō to entrust / trust bond (finance)
信封 xìn fēng envelope / CL:個|个[ge4]
信访 xìn fǎng to make a complaint or a suggestion to the authorities by letter or by paying a visit
信徒 xìn tú believer
信奉 xìn fèng belief / to believe (in sth)
信服 xìn fú to have faith in / to believe in / to have confidence in / to respect
信道 xìn dào (telecommunications) channel / (in Confucian texts) to believe in the principles of wisdom and follow them
信报 xìn bào abbr. for 信報財經新聞|信报财经新闻, Hong Kong Economic Journal
信函 xìn hán letter / piece of correspondence (incl. email)
信义 xìn yì good faith / honor / trust and justice
信使 xìn shǐ messenger / courier
信鸽 xìn gē homing pigeon / carrier pigeon
信纸 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper
信步 xìn bù to stroll / to saunter
信条 xìn tiáo creed / article of faith
信物 xìn wù keepsake / token
信守 xìn shǒu to abide by / to keep (promises etc)
信笺 xìn jiān letter / letter paper
信令 xìn lìng signaling (engineering)
信口 xìn kǒu to blurt sth out / to open one's mouth without thinking
信佛 xìn Fó to believe in Buddhism
信教 xìn jiào religious belief / to practice a faith / to be religious
信众 xìn zhòng believers / worshippers
信差 xìn chāi messenger
信札 xìn zhá letter
信风 xìn fēng trade wind
信笔 xìn bǐ to write freely / to express oneself as one pleases
信标 xìn biāo a signal
信从 xìn cóng to trust and obey
信度 xìn duó confidence
信丰 Xìn fēng Xinfeng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
信管 xìn guǎn a fuse (for explosive charge) / detonator
信经 xìn jīng Credo (section of Catholic mass)
信靠 xìn kào trust
信然 xìn rán indeed / really
信实 xìn shí trustworthy / reliable / to believe something to be true
信手 xìn shǒu casually / in passing
信宿 xìn sù (ancient) to lodge for two nights
信筒 xìn tǒng mailbox / postbox
信阳 Xìn yáng Xinyang, prefecture-level city in Henan
信宜 Xìn yí Xinyi, county-level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
信意 xìn yì at will / arbitrarily / just as one feels like
信州 Xìn zhōu Xinzhou district of Shangrao, prefecture-level city 上饒市|上饶市, Jiangxi
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信使RNA  messenger RNA
信息化 xìn xī huà informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)
信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ credit card
信用社 xìn yòng shè credit union
信用证 xìn yòng zhèng letter of credit
信得过 xìn de guò trustworthy / reliable
信息学 xìn xī xué information science
信号灯 xìn hào dēng signal light / car indicator
信不过 xìn bù guò to distrust / to be suspicious
信息战 xìn xī zhàn information warfare
信号弹  flare
信息论 xìn xī lùn information theory
信天翁 xìn tiān wēng albatross (family Diomedeidae)
信噪比 xìn zào bǐ signal-to-noise ratio
信号曲  signature tune
信德人  Sindhi
信任区  confidence zone / zone of confidence
信德省 Xìn dé shěng Sindh province of Pakistan
信丰县 Xìn fēng xiàn Xinfeng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
信号台 xìn hào tái signal station
信神者 xìn shén zhě a believer
信天游 xìn tiān yóu a style of folk music of Shaanxi
信望爱 xìn wàng ài theological
信息科 xìn xī kē Information Section
信息素 xìn xī sù pheromone
信息亭 xìn xī tíng kiosk
信息图 xìn xī tú infographic
信息站 xìn xī zhàn information post
信阳市 Xìn yáng Shì Xinyang, prefecture-level city in Henan
信仰者 xìn yǎng zhě believer
信义区 Xìn yì qū Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan / Hsinyi District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
信宜市 Xìn yí shì Xinyi, county-level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
信义乡 Xìn yì xiāng Xinyi or Hsinyi Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
信用额 xìn yòng é credit limit
信州区 Xìn zhōu qū Xinzhou district of Shangrao, prefecture-level city 上饒市|上饶市, Jiangxi
信息技术 xìn xī jì shù information technology / IT
信息中心 xìn xī zhōng xīn information center / abbr. for 中國人權民運信息中心|中国人权民运信息中心[Zhong1 guo2 ren2 quan2 min2 yun4 xin4 xi1 zhong1 xin1], Information center for human rights and democracy, Hong Kong
信息系统 xìn xī xì tǒng information system
信息管理 xìn xī guǎn lǐ information management
信息资源 xìn xí zī yuán information resources
信息安全 xìn xī ān quán information security
信息时代 xìn xī shí dài information age
信誓旦旦 xìn shì dàn dàn to make a solemn vow
信号处理 xìn hào chǔ lǐ signal processing
信用等级 xìn yòng děng jí credit level
信以为真 xìn yǐ wéi zhēn to take sth to be true
信息检索  information retrieval
信口开河 xìn kǒu kāi hé to speak without thinking (idiom) / to blurt sth out
信用风险 xìn yòng fēng xiǎn credit risk
信口雌黄 xìn kǒu cí huáng to speak off the cuff / to casually opine
信口开合 xìn kǒu kāi hé variant of 信口開河|信口开河[xin4 kou3 kai1 he2]
信息需要  information requirements
信号中断  signal black-out / black-out
信号情报  signals intelligence
信号速率  sounding rate / ping rate / pulse repetition rate
信息领域  information area
信息冗余  information redundancy
信息武器  information weapons
信息干事  information officer
信息摘要  information summary
信息屏障  information barrier
信息经济  Information Economics
信息犯罪  information crime
信任大会  Convention of Confidence
信托财产  trust property
信标模式  beacon mode
信贷额度 xìn dài é dù line of credit
信贷紧缩 xìn dài jǐn suō credit crunch / to tighten lending
信贷危机 xìn dài wēi jī credit crisis / see also 次貸危機|次贷危机[ci4 dai4 wei1 ji1]
信风积云 xìn fēng jī yún trade wind cumulus
信孚中外 xìn fú zhōng wài to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
信口胡说 xìn kǒu hú shuō to speak without thinking / to blurt sth out
信赖区间 xìn lài qū jiān confidence interval (statistics)
信托基金 xìn tuō jī jīn trust fund
信托责任 xìn tuō zé rèn fiduciary responsibility
信息保障 xìn xī bǎo zhàng information assurance
信息超载 xìn xī chāo zài information overload
信息茧房 xìn xī jiǎn fáng (Internet) echo chamber / filter bubble
信息灵通 xìn xi líng tōng see 消息靈通|消息灵通[xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1]
信心百倍 xìn xīn bǎi bèi brimming with confidence (idiom)
信息社会 xìn xí shè huì information society
信息图形 xìn xī tú xíng infographic
信息战争 xìn xī zhàn zhēng information war
信阳地区 Xìn yáng dì qū Xinyang prefecture in Henan
信仰主义 xìn yǎng zhǔ yì fideism
信仰自由 xìn yǎng zì yóu freedom of belief
信用保险 xìn yòng bǎo xiǎn credit insurance
信用观察 xìn yòng guān chá credit watch
信用评等 xìn yòng píng děng credit rating
信用评分 xìn yòng píng fēn credit
信用评级 xìn yòng píng jí credit rating
信用危机 xìn yòng wēi jī credit crisis
信用证券 xìn yòng zhèng quàn instrument of credit / letter of credit / see also 信用證|信用证[xin4 yong4 zheng4] / CL:張|张[zhang1]
信息技术科  Information Technology Section
信息系统处  Information Systems Service
Approximate Results for 信
相信 xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true) / to believe / to accept sth as true
电信 diàn xìn telecommunications
短信 duǎn xìn text message / SMS
通信 tōng xìn to correspond (by letter etc) / to communicate / communication
诚信 chéng xìn genuine / honest / in good faith / honesty / integrity
自信 zì xìn to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence
彩信 cǎi xìn multimedia messaging service (MMS) (telecommunications)
发信 fā xìn to post a letter
来信 lái xìn incoming letter / to send us a letter
坚信 jiān xìn to believe firmly / without any doubt
写信 xiě xìn to write a letter
迷信 mí xìn superstition / to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
海信 Hǎi xìn Hisense (brand)
确信 què xìn to be convinced / to be sure / to firmly believe / to be positive that / definite news
回信 huí xìn to reply / to write back / letter written in reply / CL:封[feng1]
书信 shū xìn letter / epistle
置信 zhì xìn to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative) / (math.) confidence (interval etc)
深信 shēn xìn to believe firmly
可信 kě xìn trustworthy
守信 shǒu xìn to keep promises
威信 wēi xìn prestige / reputation / trust / credit with the people
亲信 qīn xìn trusted aide
轻信 qīng xìn to easily trust / gullible / naïve
失信 shī xìn to break a promise
授信 shòu xìn to extend credit (finance) / credit
韩信 Hán Xìn Han Xin (-196 BC), famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]
送信 sòng xìn to send word / to deliver a letter
征信 zhēng xìn to examine the reliability / reliable / credit reporting
听信 tīng xìn to listen to information / to get the news / to believe what one hears
互信 hù xìn mutual trust
报信 bào xìn to notify / to inform
取信 qǔ xìn to win the trust of
音信 yīn xìn message
忠信 zhōng xìn faithful and honest / loyal and sincere
笃信 dǔ xìn to believe firmly / devout in one's faith
贺信 hè xìn congratulatory letter or message
宠信 chǒng xìn to dote on and trust
引信 yǐn xìn a detonator
家信 jiā xìn letter (to or from) home
印信 yìn xìn official seal / legally binding seal
平信 píng xìn ordinary mail (as opposed to air mail etc)
背信 bèi xìn to break faith
复信 fù xìn to reply to a letter
捎信 shāo xìn to take a letter / to send word
庾信 Yǔ Xìn Yu Xin (513-581), poet from Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝 / and author of Lament for the South 哀江南賦|哀江南赋
炒信 chǎo xìn (of a business operator) to inflate one's reputation by dishonest means (e.g. posting fake reviews)
崇信 Chóng xìn Chongxin county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
改信 gǎi xìn to convert (to another religion)
黑信 hēi xìn blackmail
黄信 Huáng Xìn Huang Xin, character in The Water Margin
据信 jù xìn according to belief / it is believed that
口信 kǒu xìn oral message
快信 kuài xìn letter sent by express mail
凭信 píng xìn to trust
虔信 qián xìn piety / devotion (to a religion) / pious (believer) / devout
死信 sǐ xìn lost letter / letter containing news of sb's death
私信 sī xìn private correspondence / personal letter / (computing) personal message (PM) / to message sb
随信 suí xìn attached with the letter
他信 Tā xìn Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 2001-2006
透信 tòu xìn to disclose information / to tip off
微信 Wēi xìn Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Teng2 xun4])
误信 wù xìn to falsely believe / to be mislead / to fall for (a trick etc)
凶信 xiōng xìn fateful news / news of sb's death
阳信 Yáng xìn Yangxin county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bin1 zhou1], Shandong
唁信 yàn xìn a letter of condolence
月信 yuè xìn (old) menstruation / period
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爱立信 Aì lì xìn Ericsson (Swedish telecommunications company)
发短信 fā duǎn xìn to text / to send SMS messages
自信心 zì xìn xīn self-confidence
不信任 bù xìn rèn mistrust
可信度 kě xìn dù degree of credibility / reliability
明信片 míng xìn piàn postcard
守信用 shǒu xìn yòng to keep one's word / trustworthy
公开信 gōng kāi xìn open letter
求职信 qiú zhí xìn cover letter / job application
电信局 diàn xìn jú central office / telecommunications office
公信力 gōng xìn lì public trust / credibility
推荐信 tuī jiàn xìn recommendation letter
挂号信 guà hào xìn registered letter
电信号 diàn xìn hào electrical signal
可信任 kě xìn rèn trusty
通信局 tòng xìn jú Office of Communications
许信良 Xǔ Xìn liáng Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician
通信处  Communications Office
通信车  communications truck
相信方  relying party
送信员  Messenger
通信舱  communications module
通信司  Communication Division
电信股  Telecommunications Unit
通信队  signals unit / signal unit
爱可信 ài kě xìn Access
逼供信 bī gòng xìn to obtain confessions by compulsion / confession under duress
不信用 bù xìn yòng distrust
崇信县 Chóng xìn xiàn Chongxin county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
反信风 fǎn xìn fēng anti-trade
风信子 fēng xìn zǐ hyacinth (flower)
附加信 fù jiā xìn side letter
工信部 Gōng xìn bù Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (abbr)
光信号 guāng xìn hào optical signal
鬼才信 guǐ cái xìn who would believe it! / what rubbish!
航空信 háng kōng xìn airmail letter
坚信礼 jiān xìn lǐ confirmation (Christian ceremony)
拣信室 jiǎn xìn shì mail sorting office
经信委 Jīng Xìn Wěi Economy and Informatization Commission
浸信会 Jìn xìn huì Baptists
虔信派 qián xìn pài pious sect / fundamentalist faction
虔信者 qián xìn zhě pious believer / devotee / fundamentalist
使信服 shǐ xìn fú to convince
书信集 shū xìn jí collected letters
通信股 tòng xìn gǔ Communications Unit
通信科 tòng xìn kē Communications Section
通信量 tōng xìn liàng communications volume
通信线 tōng xìn xiàn communication line / hot line
通信星 tòng xìn xīng COMSTAR
通信营 tòng xìn yíng signals battalion / signal battalion
头信息 tóu xìn xī header (computing)
网信办 Wǎng xìn bàn Cyberspace Administration of China
威信县 Wēi xìn xiàn Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
卫奕信 Wèi yì xìn David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (1935-), British diplomat and China expert, Governor of Hong Kong 1986-1992
无信义 wú xìn yì in bad faith / false / perfidious
限时信 xiàn shí xìn mail to be delivered by a specified time
阳信县 Yáng xìn xiàn Yangxin county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bin1 zhou1], Shandong
引信室 yǐn xìn shì fuse cavity / fuse well
征信社 zhēng xìn shè (Tw) private investigator / credit bureau
置信区 zhì xìn qū confidence zone
置信限 zhì xìn xiàn confidence limit (math.)
中国电信 Zhōng guó Diàn xìn China Telecom (Chinese company providing mobile phone service)
不敢相信 bù gǎn xiāng xìn unbelievable
电子信箱 diàn zǐ xìn xiāng e-mail inbox
难以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn hard to believe / incredible
通信技术 tōng xìn jì shù communications technology
通信地址 tōng xìn dì zhǐ mail address
通信设备 tōng xìn shè bèi communication equipment
值得信赖 zhí de xìn lài trustworthy
通信网络 tōng xìn wǎng luò communications network
数据通信 shù jù tōng xìn data communication
半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí half doubting / dubious / skeptical
数字信号 shù zì xìn hào digital signal
无线通信 wú xiàn tōng xìn wireless communication
深信不疑 shēn xìn bù yí to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom) / absolute certainty about sth
即时通信 jí shí tōng xìn instant messaging
将信将疑 jiāng xìn jiāng yí half believing, half doubting / skeptical
语音信箱 yǔ yīn xìn xiāng voice mailbox / voicemail
织田信长 Zhī tián Xìn cháng ODA Nobunaga (1534-1582), Japanese shogun (warlord), played an important role in unifying Japan
光纤通信  fibre optic communications / optical fibre communications
善男信女 shàn nán xìn nu:3 lay practitioners of Buddhism
背信弃义 bèi xìn qì yì breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom) / to betray / treachery / perfidy
电子通信  electronic messaging
言而无信 yán ér wú xìn to go back on one's word / to break one's promise / to be unfaithful / to be untrustworthy
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