Example 1:
你要对自己有信心！
Pinyin: Nǐ yào duì zìjǐ yǒu xìnxīn!
English: You need to have confidence in yourself!
Analysis: This is a classic sentence of encouragement. The structure `对 [someone] 有信心` (duì [someone] yǒu xìnxīn) is fundamental.
Example 2:
我对这次的面试没什么信心。
Pinyin: Wǒ duì zhè cì de miànshì méishénme xìnxīn.
English: I don't have much confidence about this interview.
Analysis: `没什么` (méishénme) is a colloquial way to say “not much” or “not really,” softening the negative `没有` (méiyǒu).
Example 3:
看到项目进展顺利，我的信心大增。
Pinyin: Kàndào xiàngmù jìnzhǎn shùnlì, wǒ de xìnxīn dà zēng.
English: Seeing the project proceed smoothly, my confidence greatly increased.
Analysis: `大增` (dà zēng) means “to greatly increase.” This shows how 信心 can be dynamic, growing or shrinking based on circumstances.
Example 4:
老师的鼓励给了我信心。
Pinyin: Lǎoshī de gǔlì gěile wǒ xìnxīn.
English: The teacher's encouragement gave me confidence.
Analysis: Here, 信心 is treated as a tangible thing that can be “given” (`给 gěi`).
Example 5:
尽管很困难，我们也不能失去信心。
Pinyin: Jǐnguǎn hěn kùnnán, wǒmen yě bùnéng shīqù xìnxīn.
English: Even though it's very difficult, we cannot lose faith.
Analysis: `失去信心` (shīqù xìnxīn) is a common collocation meaning “to lose confidence/faith.”
Example 6:
投资者对市场恢复了信心。
Pinyin: Tóuzīzhě duì shìchǎng huīfùle xìnxīn.
English: Investors have restored their confidence in the market.
Analysis: `恢复` (huīfù) means “to restore” or “to recover,” often used in formal or economic contexts.
Example 7:
他的话语中充满了信心和力量。
Pinyin: Tā de huàyǔ zhōng chōngmǎnle xìnxīn hé lìliàng.
English: His words were full of confidence and strength.
Analysis: `充满` (chōngmǎn - to be full of) is a strong, often literary, way to describe an abundance of confidence.
Example 8:
你到底有没有信心完成这个任务？
Pinyin: Nǐ dàodǐ yǒu méiyǒu xìnxīn wánchéng zhège rènwù?
English: Do you, in the end, have the confidence to complete this task?
Analysis: `到底` (dàodǐ) adds emphasis, meaning “on earth” or “in the end,” used here to press for a clear answer. The `有/没有` (yǒu/méiyǒu) structure forms a question.
Example 9:
建立信心需要时间和努力。
Pinyin: Jiànlì xìnxīn xūyào shíjiān hé nǔlì.
English: Building confidence requires time and effort.
Analysis: `建立` (jiànlì - to build, to establish) frames confidence as something that must be constructed, not something you're simply born with.
Example 10:
他的成功给了整个团队极大的信心。
Pinyin: Tā de chénggōng gěile zhěnggè tuánduì jídà de xìnxīn.
English: His success gave the entire team enormous confidence.
Analysis: `极大` (jídà) is a formal word for “enormous” or “tremendous.” This sentence shows how one person's success can create collective confidence.