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嫌疑 xiányí

嫌疑 xiányí Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 嫌疑 xiányí .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiányí | xian2 yi2
English translation
suspicion
to have suspicions

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Traditional form

嫌疑 xiányí

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 嫌疑 xiányí

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xián

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and jiān represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jiān

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

女兼

Number of Strokes

13

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person holding onto a staff, looking to the side with his mouth open, doubtful of which direction to go. The (foot) component was added later to indicate movement, and the component was added to hint at the sound.

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱匕矢⿱?

Number of Strokes

14

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嫌疑犯 xián yí fàn 有着 yǒu zhe 一头 yī tóu 黑发 hēi fà 一双绿眼睛 yǎnjing

The suspect has dark hair and green eyes.

迄今为止 qìjīnwéizhǐ 我们 wǒmen 掌握 zhǎngwò de 能够 néng gòu 指证 zhǐ zhèng 两个嫌疑犯 xián yí fàn de 证据 zhèngjù 少得可怜 kělián

So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.

两具尸体 shītǐ bèi 辨认出原是两名贩毒 fàn dú 嫌疑犯 xián yí fàn

The bodies were identified as those of two suspected drug dealers.

调查 diàochá 人员 rényuán shuì yǒu jìn 10万美元汇入 huì rù le 嫌疑人 xián yí rén de 银行 yínháng 账户 zhànghù

Investigators say nearly $100,000 was wired into the suspect's bank accounts.

duì 某些 mǒu xiē yǒu 不忠嫌疑 xiányí de 官员 guān yuán 已经 yǐjīng 提起 tí qǐ le 诉讼 sùsòng

Charges had already been made against certain officials suspected of disloyalty.

嫌疑 xiányí Decomposition

See the 9 Chinese characters that make up 嫌疑 xiányí and their own compounds.

嫌疑 xiányí Compounds

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