Vocabulary

What does 半信半疑 (はんしんはんぎ) mean?

半信半疑 (はんしんはんぎ) means half in doubt, dubious, not fully convinced (lit. half believing, half doubting).

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半信半疑はんしんはんぎ

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half in doubt, dubious, not fully convinced (lit. half believing, half doubting)

Example sentences

最初(さいしょ)は半信半疑(はんしんはんぎ)だったが、実際(じっさい)に使(つか)ってみてその効果(こうか)に驚(おどろ)いた。
At first I was half in doubt, but after actually trying it, I was amazed by its effectiveness.