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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)
你看人家王老师，刚来这儿工作三年就当了教授，还有个好妻子，真让人羡慕！
Nǐ kàn rénjiā Wáng lǎoshī, gāng lái zhèr gōngzuò sān nián jiù dāng le jiàoshòu, hái yǒu gè hǎo qīzǐ, zhēn ràng rén xiànmù!
Look at Teacher Wang: he came here to work only three years ago and already became a professor, and he even has a good wife. It really makes people envious!
Text 2
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
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
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
时间过得真快，马上就要毕业了。毕业后你打算做什么？
Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, mǎshàng jiùyào bìyè le. Bìyè hòu nǐ dǎsuàn zuò shénme?
Time flies; graduation is coming soon. What do you plan to do after graduation?
Text 3
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
这么多照片，都是你这次去丽江旅行时照的？那里的自然风景可真美！
Zhème duō zhàopiàn, dōu shì nǐ zhè cì qù lìjiāng lǚxíng shí zhào de? Nàlǐ de zìrán fēngjǐng kě zhēn měi!
So many photos, did you take them all during your trip to Lijiang this time? The natural scenery there is really beautiful!
Text 3
雨下得真大。你怎么回去？我送你吧。
Yǔ xià de zhēn dà. Nǐ zěnme huí qù? Wǒ sòng nǐ ba.
It's raining really hard. How will you get back? I'll give you a ride.
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 203
- Word Frequency Rank
- 124 of 84,292