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 xìn letter / mail / CL:封[feng1] / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random
Results beginning with 信
 xìn xī information / news / message
 xìn hào signal
 xìn xīn confidence / faith (in sb or sth) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 xìn xiāng mailbox / post office box
 xìn yù prestige / distinction / reputation / trust
 xìn yòng to trust / credit (commerce) / trustworthiness / creditworthiness
 xìn rèn to trust / to have confidence in
 xìn yǎng to believe in (a religion) / firm belief / conviction
 xìn niàn faith / belief / conviction
 xìn lài to trust / to have confidence in / to have faith in / to rely on
 xìn dài credit / borrowed money
 xìn jiàn letter (sent by mail)
 xìn tuō to entrust / trust bond (finance)
 xìn fēng envelope / CL:個|个[ge4]
访 xìn fǎng to make a complaint or a suggestion to the authorities by letter or by paying a visit
 xìn tú believer
 xìn fèng belief / to believe (in sth)
 xìn fú to have faith in / to believe in / to have confidence in / to respect
 xìn dào (telecommunications) channel / (in Confucian texts) to believe in the principles of wisdom and follow them
 xìn bào abbr. for 信報財經新聞|信报财经新闻, Hong Kong Economic Journal
 xìn hán letter / piece of correspondence (incl. email)
 xìn yì good faith / honor / trust and justice
使 xìn shǐ messenger / courier
 xìn gē homing pigeon / carrier pigeon
 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper
 xìn bù to stroll / to saunter
 xìn tiáo creed / article of faith
 xìn wù keepsake / token
 xìn shǒu to abide by / to keep (promises etc)
 xìn jiān letter / letter paper
 xìn lìng signaling (engineering)
 xìn kǒu to blurt sth out / to open one's mouth without thinking
 xìn Fó to believe in Buddhism
 xìn jiào religious belief / to practice a faith / to be religious
 xìn zhòng believers / worshippers
 xìn chāi messenger
 xìn zhá letter
 xìn fēng trade wind
 xìn bǐ to write freely / to express oneself as one pleases
 xìn biāo a signal
 xìn cóng to trust and obey
 xìn duó confidence
 Xìn fēng Xinfeng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
 xìn guǎn a fuse (for explosive charge) / detonator
 xìn jīng Credo (section of Catholic mass)
 xìn kào trust
 xìn rán indeed / really
 xìn shí trustworthy / reliable / to believe something to be true
 xìn shǒu casually / in passing
宿 xìn sù (ancient) to lodge for two nights
 xìn tǒng mailbox / postbox
 Xìn yáng Xinyang, prefecture-level city in Henan
 Xìn yí Xinyi, county-level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
 xìn yì at will / arbitrarily / just as one feels like
 Xìn zhōu Xinzhou district of Shangrao, prefecture-level city 上饒市|上饶市, Jiangxi
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使RNA  messenger RNA
 xìn xī huà informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)
 xìn yòng kǎ credit card
 xìn yòng shè credit union
 xìn yòng zhèng letter of credit
 xìn de guò trustworthy / reliable
 xìn xī xué information science
 xìn hào dēng signal light / car indicator
 xìn bù guò to distrust / to be suspicious
 xìn xī zhàn information warfare
  flare
 xìn xī lùn information theory
 xìn tiān wēng albatross (family Diomedeidae)
 xìn zào bǐ signal-to-noise ratio
  signature tune
  Sindhi
  confidence zone / zone of confidence
 Xìn dé shěng Sindh province of Pakistan
 Xìn fēng xiàn Xinfeng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
 xìn hào tái signal station
 xìn shén zhě a believer
 xìn tiān yóu a style of folk music of Shaanxi
 xìn wàng ài theological
 xìn xī kē Information Section
 xìn xī sù pheromone
 xìn xī tíng kiosk
 xìn xī tú infographic
 xìn xī zhàn information post
 Xìn yáng Shì Xinyang, prefecture-level city in Henan
 xìn yǎng zhě believer
 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
 Xìn yí shì Xinyi, county-level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
 Xìn yì xiāng Xinyi or Hsinyi Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
 xìn yòng é credit limit
 Xìn zhōu qū Xinzhou district of Shangrao, prefecture-level city 上饒市|上饶市, Jiangxi
 xìn xī jì shù information technology / IT
 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
 xìn xī xì tǒng information system
 xìn xī guǎn lǐ information management
 xìn xí zī yuán information resources
 xìn xī ān quán information security
 xìn xī shí dài information age
 xìn shì dàn dàn to make a solemn vow
 xìn hào chǔ lǐ signal processing
 xìn yòng děng jí credit level
 xìn yǐ wéi zhēn to take sth to be true
  information retrieval
 xìn kǒu kāi hé to speak without thinking (idiom) / to blurt sth out
 xìn yòng fēng xiǎn credit risk
 xìn kǒu cí huáng to speak off the cuff / to casually opine
 xìn kǒu kāi hé variant of 信口開河|信口开河[xin4 kou3 kai1 he2]
  information requirements
  signal black-out / black-out
  signals intelligence
  sounding rate / ping rate / pulse repetition rate
  information area
  information redundancy
  information weapons
  information officer
  information summary
  information barrier
  Information Economics
  information crime
  Convention of Confidence
  trust property
  beacon mode
 xìn dài é dù line of credit
 xìn dài jǐn suō credit crunch / to tighten lending
 xìn dài wēi jī credit crisis / see also 次貸危機|次贷危机[ci4 dai4 wei1 ji1]
 xìn fēng jī yún trade wind cumulus
 xìn fú zhōng wài to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
 xìn kǒu hú shuō to speak without thinking / to blurt sth out
 xìn lài qū jiān confidence interval (statistics)
 xìn tuō jī jīn trust fund
 xìn tuō zé rèn fiduciary responsibility
 xìn xī bǎo zhàng information assurance
 xìn xī chāo zài information overload
 xìn xī jiǎn fáng (Internet) echo chamber / filter bubble
 xìn xi líng tōng see 消息靈通|消息灵通[xiao1 xi5 ling2 tong1]
 xìn xīn bǎi bèi brimming with confidence (idiom)
 xìn xí shè huì information society
 xìn xī tú xíng infographic
 xìn xī zhàn zhēng information war
 Xìn yáng dì qū Xinyang prefecture in Henan
 xìn yǎng zhǔ yì fideism
 xìn yǎng zì yóu freedom of belief
 xìn yòng bǎo xiǎn credit insurance
 xìn yòng guān chá credit watch
 xìn yòng píng děng credit rating
 xìn yòng píng fēn credit
 xìn yòng píng jí credit rating
 xìn yòng wēi jī credit crisis
 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]
  Information Technology Section
  Information Systems Service
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 xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true) / to believe / to accept sth as true
 diàn xìn telecommunications
 duǎn xìn text message / SMS
 tōng xìn to correspond (by letter etc) / to communicate / communication
 chéng xìn genuine / honest / in good faith / honesty / integrity
 zì xìn to have confidence in oneself / self-confidence
 cǎi xìn multimedia messaging service (MMS) (telecommunications)
 fā xìn to post a letter
 lái xìn incoming letter / to send us a letter
 jiān xìn to believe firmly / without any doubt
 xiě xìn to write a letter
 mí xìn superstition / to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
 Hǎi xìn Hisense (brand)
 què xìn to be convinced / to be sure / to firmly believe / to be positive that / definite news
 huí xìn to reply / to write back / letter written in reply / CL:封[feng1]
 shū xìn letter / epistle
 zhì xìn to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative) / (math.) confidence (interval etc)
 shēn xìn to believe firmly
 kě xìn trustworthy
 shǒu xìn to keep promises
 wēi xìn prestige / reputation / trust / credit with the people
 qīn xìn trusted aide
 qīng xìn to easily trust / gullible / naïve
 shī xìn to break a promise
 shòu xìn to extend credit (finance) / credit
 Hán Xìn Han Xin (-196 BC), famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]
 sòng xìn to send word / to deliver a letter
 zhēng xìn to examine the reliability / reliable / credit reporting
 tīng xìn to listen to information / to get the news / to believe what one hears
 hù xìn mutual trust
 bào xìn to notify / to inform
 qǔ xìn to win the trust of
 yīn xìn message
 zhōng xìn faithful and honest / loyal and sincere
 dǔ xìn to believe firmly / devout in one's faith
 hè xìn congratulatory letter or message
 chǒng xìn to dote on and trust
 yǐn xìn a detonator
 jiā xìn letter (to or from) home
 yìn xìn official seal / legally binding seal
 píng xìn ordinary mail (as opposed to air mail etc)
 bèi xìn to break faith
 fù xìn to reply to a letter
 shāo xìn to take a letter / to send word
 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
 chǎo xìn (of a business operator) to inflate one's reputation by dishonest means (e.g. posting fake reviews)
 Chóng xìn Chongxin county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
 gǎi xìn to convert (to another religion)
 hēi xìn blackmail
 Huáng Xìn Huang Xin, character in The Water Margin
 jù xìn according to belief / it is believed that
 kǒu xìn oral message
 kuài xìn letter sent by express mail
 píng xìn to trust
 qián xìn piety / devotion (to a religion) / pious (believer) / devout
 sǐ xìn lost letter / letter containing news of sb's death
 sī xìn private correspondence / personal letter / (computing) personal message (PM) / to message sb
 suí xìn attached with the letter
 Tā xìn Thaksin Shinawatra (1949-), Thai businessman and politician, prime minister 2001-2006
 tòu xìn to disclose information / to tip off
 Wēi xìn Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Teng2 xun4])
 wù xìn to falsely believe / to be mislead / to fall for (a trick etc)
 xiōng xìn fateful news / news of sb's death
 Yáng xìn Yangxin county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bin1 zhou1], Shandong
 yàn xìn a letter of condolence
 yuè xìn (old) menstruation / period
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 Aì lì xìn Ericsson (Swedish telecommunications company)
 fā duǎn xìn to text / to send SMS messages
 zì xìn xīn self-confidence
 bù xìn rèn mistrust
 kě xìn dù degree of credibility / reliability
 míng xìn piàn postcard
 shǒu xìn yòng to keep one's word / trustworthy
 gōng kāi xìn open letter
 qiú zhí xìn cover letter / job application
 diàn xìn jú central office / telecommunications office
 gōng xìn lì public trust / credibility
 tuī jiàn xìn recommendation letter
 guà hào xìn registered letter
 diàn xìn hào electrical signal
 kě xìn rèn trusty
 tòng xìn jú Office of Communications
 Xǔ Xìn liáng Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician
  Communications Office
  communications truck
  relying party
  Messenger
  communications module
  Communication Division
  Telecommunications Unit
  signals unit / signal unit
 ài kě xìn Access
 bī gòng xìn to obtain confessions by compulsion / confession under duress
 bù xìn yòng distrust
 Chóng xìn xiàn Chongxin county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
 fǎn xìn fēng anti-trade
 fēng xìn zǐ hyacinth (flower)
 fù jiā xìn side letter
 Gōng xìn bù Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (abbr)
 guāng xìn hào optical signal
 guǐ cái xìn who would believe it! / what rubbish!
 háng kōng xìn airmail letter
 jiān xìn lǐ confirmation (Christian ceremony)
 jiǎn xìn shì mail sorting office
 Jīng Xìn Wěi Economy and Informatization Commission
 Jìn xìn huì Baptists
 qián xìn pài pious sect / fundamentalist faction
 qián xìn zhě pious believer / devotee / fundamentalist
使 shǐ xìn fú to convince
 shū xìn jí collected letters
 tòng xìn gǔ Communications Unit
 tòng xìn kē Communications Section
 tōng xìn liàng communications volume
线 tōng xìn xiàn communication line / hot line
 tòng xìn xīng COMSTAR
 tòng xìn yíng signals battalion / signal battalion
 tóu xìn xī header (computing)
 Wǎng xìn bàn Cyberspace Administration of China
 Wēi xìn xiàn Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
 Wèi yì xìn David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (1935-), British diplomat and China expert, Governor of Hong Kong 1986-1992
 wú xìn yì in bad faith / false / perfidious
 xiàn shí xìn mail to be delivered by a specified time
 Yáng xìn xiàn Yangxin county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[Bin1 zhou1], Shandong
 yǐn xìn shì fuse cavity / fuse well
 zhēng xìn shè (Tw) private investigator / credit bureau
 zhì xìn qū confidence zone
 zhì xìn xiàn confidence limit (math.)
 Zhōng guó Diàn xìn China Telecom (Chinese company providing mobile phone service)
 bù gǎn xiāng xìn unbelievable
 diàn zǐ xìn xiāng e-mail inbox
 nán yǐ zhì xìn hard to believe / incredible
 tōng xìn jì shù communications technology
 tōng xìn dì zhǐ mail address
 tōng xìn shè bèi communication equipment
 zhí de xìn lài trustworthy
 tōng xìn wǎng luò communications network
 shù jù tōng xìn data communication
 bàn xìn bàn yí half doubting / dubious / skeptical
 shù zì xìn hào digital signal
线 wú xiàn tōng xìn wireless communication
 shēn xìn bù yí to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom) / absolute certainty about sth
 jí shí tōng xìn instant messaging
 jiāng xìn jiāng yí half believing, half doubting / skeptical
 yǔ yīn xìn xiāng voice mailbox / voicemail
 Zhī tián Xìn cháng ODA Nobunaga (1534-1582), Japanese shogun (warlord), played an important role in unifying Japan
  fibre optic communications / optical fibre communications
 shàn nán xìn nu:3 lay practitioners of Buddhism
 bèi xìn qì yì breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom) / to betray / treachery / perfidy
  electronic messaging
 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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