半信半疑 (bàn xìn bàn yí): (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical

He mysteriously said he had encountered a talking fox in the mountains. I was half-believing until he took out the strange sounds recorded on his phone.

Mom promised to take me to Disneyland if I improved on this exam. I was half-believing because she had said that before, but always canceled due to being busy with work.

The weather forecast said it would snow tonight. I glanced outside half-believing, only to find snowflakes already quietly falling.

A colleague told me the new manager was very strict. I was half-believing until I saw him criticize everyone in public over a small mistake.

I heard the ramen at this small shop was so good that you had to queue for two hours. I went half-believing, but found the line really stretched from one end of the street to the other.