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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

信仰 [xìnyǎng]
  1. 1. verb believe in
    他没有宗教信仰
    He has no religious faith.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

信仰 [xìnyǎng]
  1. 1. faith; belief; conviction
    政治信仰
    political conviction
    宗教信仰
    religious belief
    信仰自由
    freedom of belief
    信仰危机
    credibility crisis

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

信仰 [xìnyǎng]
  1. 1. 对某种宗教或某种主义信服、崇拜并奉为言行的准则和指南
    人民群众有信仰宗教和不信仰宗教的自由。
  2. 2. 指信服、崇拜并奉为言行准则和指南的事物
    不能丢掉自己的信仰和理想。

Examples

不论种族、信仰或肤色
without regard to race, creed, or colour
宗教信仰
religious belief
信仰危机
credibility crisis
不分种族和信仰
irrespective of race or creed
信仰佛教,颂佛经,吃长斋。
He believes in Buddhism, recites Buddhist scriptures, and abstains from eating meat and fish year round.
信仰的红教在西藏流传得很广。
The Red Hats he believed in spread widely in Tibet.
他虽屡次受挫,但宿志不改,始终坚持自己的信仰
Despite continuous setbacks, he didn't change his long-cherished ambition, and stuck to his faith.
背弃信仰
abandon one's beliefs

Collocations

宗教信仰
religious belief
信仰自由
freedom of belief
信仰共产主义
to believe in communism
坚定信仰
to firmly believe
信仰的力量
the power of faith

Word Decomposition


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