HSK 6 · Emotions

疑惑 yíhuò “doubt” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 疑惑 means

  1. doubt
  2. uncertainty
  3. to feel puzzled
  4. to distrust
  5. unconvincing
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to puzzle over
  • misgivings
  • suspicions

How to say 疑惑

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale疑yí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale惑huò4th tone, falling

疑惑 in a sentence

  1. 我忍不住要说出我的疑惑。

    Wǒ rěnbuzhù yào shuōchū wǒ de yíhuò.

    I can’t help voicing my doubts.

    Sentence #344518 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我们还是有点疑惑。

    Wǒmen háishi yǒudiǎn yíhuò.

    We’re still a little puzzled.

    Sentence #6197330 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 汤姆看起来很疑惑。

    Tāngmǔ kàn qǐlai hěn yíhuò.

    Tom looked puzzled.

    Sentence #2333756 from Tatoeba

How 疑惑 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 疑 (yí) drawn as one shape
疑yíto doubt; to suspect

疑 is a single shape of 14 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 惑 (huò) with each of its parts in a different colour
惑huòto confuse
  • 或or · huò
  • 心heart · xīn

How to write 疑惑

疑 14 strokes · 惑 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

疑惑 (yíhuò) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 疑惑 (yíhuò). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 疑惑

Words with 疑

怀疑huáiyí · to doubt疑问yíwèn · question迟疑chíyí · to hesitate嫌疑xiányí · suspicion

Words with 惑

迷惑míhuò · to confuse诱惑yòuhuò · to tempt

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

虚荣xūróng · vanity厌恶yànwù · to loathe压抑yāyì · to suppress (emotions)野心yěxīn · ambition毅力yìlì · perseverance意志yìzhì · will诱惑yòuhuò · to tempt忧郁yōuyù · melancholy

FAQs

疑惑 (yíhuò) means “doubt” or “uncertainty”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yíhuò: yí with a 2nd tone, then huò with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 疑惑 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yihuo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 疑惑 from the suggestions. Typing yihuo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
疑惑 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.