信用

xìn yòng

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. trustworthiness
2. (commerce) credit
3. (literary) to trust and appoint

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 怀疑 huái yí 怀疑 huái yí to doubt (sth) 对信任的缺失: to doubt (sth)

Related words

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• 信任 xìn rèn 信任 xìn rèn to trust 信任的行为: to trust
• 贷款 dài kuǎn 贷款 dài kuǎn a loan 金融领域中的信贷: a loan

Synonyms

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• 信誉 xìn yù 信誉 xìn yù prestige 名誉与信任: prestige

Usage notes

Collocations

信用 often combines with 卡 to mean 'credit card', as in 信用卡.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 信用 (credit/trustworthiness) with 信誉 (reputation). 信用 is more about financial credit or personal trust, while 信誉 refers to prestige or good name.

Example Sentences

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这张 信用 卡的 信用 额度很高。

This credit card has a high credit limit.

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Words Containing 信用

• 信用卡 信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ: credit card
• 不可撤销信用证 不可撤销信用证 bù kě chè xiāo xìn yòng zhèng: irrevocable letter of credit
• 信用危机 信用危机 xìn yòng wēi jī: credit crisis
• 信用社 信用社 xìn yòng shè: credit union
• 信用等级 信用等级 xìn yòng děng jí: credit level
• 信用观察 信用观察 xìn yòng guān chá: credit watch
• 信用评等 信用评等 xìn yòng píng děng: credit rating
• 信用评级 信用评级 xìn yòng píng jí: credit rating
• 信用证 信用证 xìn yòng zhèng: letter of credit
• 信用证券 信用证券 xìn yòng zhèng quàn: instrument of credit
• 信用额 信用额 xìn yòng é: credit limit
• 信用风险 信用风险 xìn yòng fēng xiǎn: credit risk
• 守信用 守信用 shǒu xìn yòng: to keep one's word
• 社会信用体系 社会信用体系 shè huì xìn yòng tǐ xì: social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior

Child Words of 信用

• 信 信 xìn: letter
• 用 用 yòng: to use