信用 xìnyòng trustworthiness
trustworthiness; (commerce) credit; (literary) to trust and appoint
How to remember 信用: 信 letter + 用 to use (Kangxi radical 101) = trustworthiness.
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How it is used
- Creditworthiness/trustworthiness - 信用卡 (xìnyòngkǎ) credit card; 讲信用 (jiǎng xìnyòng) to keep one's word.
- Covers both financial credit and personal reliability in keeping promises.
- Contrast 信任 (xìnrèn, to trust someone) - 信用 is the reputation one has earned that makes them trustworthy.
Example sentences
- 我可以用哪些信用卡？ Wǒ kěyǐ yòng nǎxiē xìnyòngkǎ?Which credit cards can I use?
- 我想用信用卡支付。 Wǒ xiǎng yòng xìnyòngkǎ zhīfù.I'd like to pay by credit card.
- 小明盗刷了我的信用卡。 Xiǎo Míng dàoshuā le wǒde xìnyòngkǎ.Xiao Ming fraudulently used my credit card.