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    Expressing "suspicion" with 嫌疑 (xiányí)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    嫌疑 + 人

    Explanation

    The noun 嫌疑 (xiányí) means "suspicion" and is most commonly encountered in the compound 嫌疑人 (suspect, literally "person of suspicion"). It is a formal term used in legal and news contexts to refer to someone believed to be involved in a crime.

    Examples

    • 目前他只是有嫌疑，还没有被定罪。

      mùqián tā zhǐshì yǒu xiányí, hái méiyǒu bèi dìngzuì.

      At present he is only under suspicion and has not yet been convicted.

    • 警方正在审问三名犯罪嫌疑人。

      Jǐngfāng zhèngzài shěnwèn sān míng fànzuì xiányírén.

      The police are interrogating three criminal suspects.

    • 没有证据就不能随便给别人加上嫌疑。

      Méiyǒu zhèngjù jiù bù néng suíbiàn gěi biérén jiāshàng xiányí.

      You can't just pin suspicion on someone without evidence.

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