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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)
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
今晚的月亮真漂亮，像白色的盘子一样。
Jīn wǎn de yuèliang zhēn piàoliang, xiàng báisè de pánzi yíyàng.
The moon tonight is really beautiful, like a white plate.
Text 3
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
你的这只大黑狗毛真漂亮，而且这么聪明，每次见了都想抱一抱它。
Nǐ de zhè zhī dà hēi gǒu máo zhēn piàoliang, érqiě zhème cōngmíng, měicì jiàn le dōu xiǎng bào yí bào tā.
Your big black dog's fur is really beautiful, and it's so smart. Every time I see it, I want to give it a hug.
Text 2
小夏，你爷爷京剧唱得真专业，我还以为他是京剧演员呢。
Xiǎo Xià, nǐ yéye Jīngjù chàng de zhēn zhuānyè, wǒ hái yǐwéi tā shì Jīngjù yǎnyuán ne.
Xiao Xia, your grandpa sings Peking Opera really professionally. I even thought he was a Peking Opera actor.
Text 1
时间过得真快，新的一年快要到了！
Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, xīn de yì nián kuài yào dào le!
Time flies, the new year is almost here!
Text 2
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
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!
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 203
- Word Frequency Rank
- 124 of 84,292