可疑
kěyí
The English slang term 'sus' can be translated into Chinese as 可疑 (kěyí).
可疑 means 'suspicious' and is used to describe someone or something that seems dishonest or questionable. In formal settings, such as news reports or police documents, it is often used in the compound noun 可疑人物 to mean a 'suspect' or 'suspicious person'.
Which one should you use?
While 可疑 is the standard term for 'suspicious', modern internet slang users may also use the English loanword 'sus' directly or use the term 诡异 to describe something that is 'creepy' or 'weirdly suspicious'.
How does it change in a sentence?
To use the adjective 可疑 as an adverb meaning 'suspiciously', you can add the particle 地 after it.
How do you pronounce it?
kěyí
Did you know?
- While 可疑 is the standard term, Chinese gamers often use the term 演员 meaning 'actor' to call someone 'sus' when they suspect a teammate is intentionally playing poorly to lose the game.
- Chinese speakers may use the word 水 meaning 'water' to describe a 'sus' statistic or achievement, implying that the numbers are inflated or fake.
- The concept of being 'sus' can also be expressed by the word 不对劲 (bù duìjìn), which literally means 'not feeling right' or 'not following the pattern'.
Examples in context
- 他的行为真可疑。His behavior is really suspicious.
- 这个事情很奇怪。This thing is very strange.
- 那个人看起来很可疑。That person looks very suspicious.
- 那个人的行为很可疑。Nàge rén de xíngwéi hěn kěyí.That person's behavior is very suspicious.
- 这封邮件看起来很可疑。Zhè fēng yóujiàn kàn qǐlái hěn kěyí.This email looks very suspicious.
- 这个价格有点可疑。Zhège jiàgé yǒudiǎn kěyí.This price is a bit suspicious.
Example conversation
浩然 and 晓雯 are looking at a mysterious website online.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen浩然，这个网站看起来很可疑。Hàorán, zhège wǎngzhàn kàn qǐlái hěn kěyí.Haoran, this website looks very suspicious.
- 浩然 Haoran我也觉得，不要点那个链接。Wǒ yě juéde, bùyào diǎn nàge liànjiē.I think so too, don't click that link.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我们要不要举报它？Wǒmen yào bùyào jǔbào tā?Should we report it?
- 浩然 Haoran好主意，晓雯。Hǎo zhǔyì, Xiǎowén.Good idea, Xiaowen.
