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Opposing Qualities 你完全相信他的话吗 Convinced Pattern Indicating Time 不,我对他的话半信半疑

Front 你完全相信他的话吗?
No, I'm not quite convinced. (pattern indicating two opposing qualities at the same time)
Back 不,我对他的话半信半疑。

(半~半~ used before two monosyllabic antonyms to indicate that two opposing qualities or states exist simultaneously)
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