Usage note
怀疑用于表达对某事或某人的不确定和不信任。
huáiyí yòng yù bǎo duì mǒu shì huò mǒu rén de bù què dìnghěn hé bù xìnrén。
怀疑 is used to express uncertainty and distrust about something or someone.
Context note
怀疑常用于讨论或评价某人的行为、决定或信息的真实性。
huáiyí cháng yòng yú lùn dǎo huò píng jiān mǒu rén de hánxíng huò juédìng huò xìnxi de zhēnyíshì。
怀疑 is commonly used in discussions or evaluations of the truthfulness of someone's actions, decisions, or information.
5 examples
我怀疑他没有说实话。
wǒ huái yí tā méi yǒu shuō shí huà。
I doubt he told the truth.
他对这个决定持怀疑态度。
tā duì zhè ge jué dìng chí huái yí tài dù。
He is doubtful about this decision.
我不怀疑你的能力。
wǒ bù huái yí nǐ de néng lì。
I do not doubt your ability.
他的话让我产生了怀疑。
tā de huà ràng wǒ chǎn shēng le huái yí。
His words made me suspicious.
我开始对他产生怀疑。
wǒ kāi shǐ duì tā chǎn shēng huái yí。
I began to doubt him.
5 mini stories
妈妈怀疑小明没有完成作业，于是检查了他的书包。
mā ma huái yí xiǎo míng méi yǒu wán chéng zuò yè， yú shì jiǎn chá le tā de shū bāo。
Mom suspected Xiao Ming hadn't finished his homework, so she checked his backpack.
老师怀疑学生在考试中作弊，因此要求他解释答案的来源。
lǎo shī huái yí xué shēng zài kǎo shì zhōng zuò bì， yīn cǐ yāo qiú tā jiě shì dá àn de lái yuán。
The teacher suspected the student cheated during the exam and asked him to explain where he got the answers from.
朋友之间应该互相信任，不要轻易怀疑对方。
péng yǒu zhī jiān yīng gāi hù xiāng xìn rèn， bú yào qīng yì huái yí duì fāng。
Friends should trust each other; don't easily doubt one another.
我怀疑这个产品的质量有问题，所以决定退货。
wǒ huái yí zhè ge chǎn pǐn de zhì liàng yǒu wèn tí， suǒ yǐ jué dìng tuì huò。
I doubted the quality of this product, so I decided to return it.
他总是怀疑别人的好意，因此很难交到朋友。
tā zǒng shì huái yí bié rén de hǎo yì， yīn cǐ hěn nán jiāo dào péng yǒu。
He always doubts others' kindness, making it hard for him to make friends.
Mini dialogue
谁拿了橡皮
A
我的橡皮不见了，我怀疑是小明拿走了。
Wǒ de xiàngpí bú jiàn le, wǒ huáiyí shì Xiǎo Míng ná zǒu le.
My eraser is missing. I suspect Xiao Ming took it.
B
先别怀疑别人，你再仔细找找看。
Xiān bié huáiyí biérén, nǐ zài zǐxì zhǎo zhǎo kàn.
Don't doubt others yet. Look for it more carefully first.
天气预报
A
天气预报说今天会下雨，但我很怀疑。
Tiānqì yùbào shuō jīntiān huì xià yǔ, dàn wǒ hěn huáiyí.
The weather forecast says it will rain today, but I doubt it very much.
B
你看，外面天阴了，不用怀疑了。
Nǐ kàn, wàimiàn tiān yīn le, bú yòng huáiyí le.
Look, it's getting cloudy outside. No need to doubt it anymore.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
相信
xiāngxìn
to believe
反义词，表示信任不怀疑
similar
猜疑
cāiyí
to suspect
近义词，无端地起疑心
related
疑问
yíwèn
doubt, question
相关名词，指有疑问的问题