si1 ji4思疑
Jyutpingsi1 ji4
Yalesī yìh
Definition
To suspect someone of doing something without having solid proof.
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How it's used
Expresses a personal hunch or intuition rather than a formal accusation based on hard evidence. It often carries a slightly softer or more informal tone compared to the more serious term 懷疑. Use it when you are expressing a private doubt or a gut feeling about someone's actions.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 懷疑, which is more formal and used in contexts like police investigations or serious allegations. 思疑 is better reserved for casual, everyday speculation among friends or acquaintances.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
