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真
zhēn
1.
really
2.
truly
3.
indeed
4.
real
5.
true
6.
genuine
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
乱真
luànzhēn
to pass off as genuine
仿真
fǎngzhēn
to emulate
传真
chuánzhēn
fax
天真
tiānzhēn
naive
失真
shīzhēn
to lack fidelity
女真
Nǚzhēn
Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty [[後金|后金<HòuJīn>]] and Qing Dynasty
写真
xiězhēn
portrait
彭真
PéngZhēn
Peng Zhen (1902-1997), Chinese communist leader
成真
chéngzhēn
to come true
果真
guǒzhēn
really
归真
guīzhēn
to die (Buddhism)
清真
qīngzhēn
Islamic
率真
shuàizhēn
frank and sincere
当真
dāngzhēn
to take seriously
真主
Zhēnzhǔ
Allah
真事
zhēnshì
reality
真亮
zhēnliàng
clear
真人
zhēnrén
actual person
真个
zhēngè
really
真假
zhēnjiǎ
genuine or fake
Example Sentences (10)
那个拿着碗吃饭的人是你哥哥吗？他和你长得真像。
Nà ge ná zhe wǎn chī fàn de rén shì nǐ gē ge ma? Tā hé nǐ zhǎng de zhēn xiàng.
Is the person eating from a bowl your older brother? He really looks like you.
Text 3
这些水果真新鲜，我们买西瓜还是苹果？
Zhèxiē shuǐguǒ zhēn xīnxiān, wǒmen mǎi xīguā háishì píngguǒ?
These fruits are really fresh. Should we buy watermelon or apples?
Text 3
这是什么时候的照片？你真年轻！
Zhè shì shénme shíhou de zhàopiàn? Nǐ zhēn niánqīng!
When was this photo taken? You're really young!
Text 3
上次女儿问我飞机是怎么起飞和降落的，真不知道该怎么回答她，她现在总是有各种各样的“为什么”。
Shàngcì nǚ'ér wèn wǒ fēijī shì zěnme qǐfēi hé jiàngluò de, zhēn bù zhīdào gāi zěnme huídá tā, tā xiànzài zǒngshì yǒu gèzhǒng gèyàng de "wèishénme".
Last time my daughter asked me how airplanes take off and land, I really didn't know how to answer her. Now she always has all kinds of "whys".
Text 1
真没想到你一个来自美国的外国留学生，能把京剧唱得这么好。
Zhēn méi xiǎngdào nǐ yí gè láizì Měiguó de wàiguó liúxuéshēng, néng bǎ Jīngjù chàng de zhème hǎo.
I really didn’t expect that you, a foreign student from the United States, could sing Peking Opera so well.
Text 2
你网球打得真好，还得过那么多国际大奖！每次看你比赛，感觉你轻轻松松就赢了。
Nǐ wǎngqiú dǎ de zhēnhǎo, hái déguo nàme duō guójì dàjiǎng! Měicì kàn nǐ bǐsài, gǎnjué nǐ qīngqīngsōngsōng jiù yíng le.
You play tennis really well, and you’ve even won so many international awards! Every time I watch you play, it feels like you win easily.
Text 2
你来中国才一年，汉语就说得这么流利，真厉害！
Nǐ lái zhōngguó cái yìnián, hànyǔ jiù shuō de zhème liúlì, zhēn lìhài!
You've been in China for only a year, and you already speak Chinese so fluently. Really impressive!
Text 1
这里的景色真美，空气也好。
Zhèlǐ de jǐngsè zhēn měi, kōngqì yě hǎo.
The scenery here is really beautiful, and the air is good too.
Text 2
谢谢你们来看我女儿。你送的小皮鞋和小帽子真漂亮。
Xièxie nǐmen lái kàn wǒ nǚ'ér. Nǐ sòng de xiǎo píxié hé xiǎo màozi zhēn piàoliang.
Thank you for coming to see my daughter. The little leather shoes and the little hat you gave are really beautiful.
Text 2
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 203
- Word Frequency Rank
- 124 of 84,292