Definition
生疑 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to become suspicious'. As a verb-object compound, the characters 生 and 疑 can split — you can insert 了, 过, 起, or other elements between them: 生了疑 ('became suspicious'), 生过疑 ('has been suspicious'), 生起疑来 ('started feeling suspicious'). The object usually follows 疑 if there is one: 对他生疑 ('become suspicious of him').
v.o.
become suspicious
Examples
- 生疑。Tā zuìjìn duì zhè jiàn shì kāishǐ shēng yí.He has recently begun to become suspicious of this matter.
- ，。Tā tīng le zhèxiē huà, bù yóu de shēng qǐ yí lái.After hearing these words, she couldn't help but become suspicious.
- ，。Lǎobǎn duì tā shēng le yí, kāishǐ ànzhōng diàochá.The boss became suspicious of him and began a covert investigation.
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