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真
zhēn
1. really
2. truly
3. indeed
4. real
5. true
6. genuine
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

真
zhēn
real, actual, true, genuine
HSK 2 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

真确
zhēnquè
authentic
真腊
Zhēnlà
Khmer kingdom of Kampuchea or Cambodia
真皮
zhēnpí
dermis (layer within the skin containing sense of touch)
真知
zhēnzhī
real knowledge
真纳
Zhēnnà
(Mohammad Ali) Jinnah (founder of Pakistan)
真声
zhēnshēng
natural voice
真牛
zhēnniú
(slang) really cool, awesome
真理
zhēnlǐ
truth
HSK 6
真情
zhēnqíng
real situation
真真
zhēnzhēn
really
真数
zhēnshù
logarithm
真空
zhēnkōng
vacuum
真经
zhēnjīng
sutra
真棒
zhēnbàng
super!
真意
zhēnyì
real intention
真版
zhēnbǎn
real version (as opposed to pirated)
真实
zhēnshí
true
HSK 5
真珠
zhēnzhū
pearl
真命
zhēnmìng
to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc)
真心
zhēnxīn
sincere

Example Sentences (10)

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
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
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
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
下雪了，今天真冷。
Xià xuě le,jīntiān zhēn lěng.
It's snowing, it's really cold today.
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
现在用电脑上网真方便啊！
Xiànzài yòng diànnǎo shàngwǎng zhēn fāngbiàn a!
Using a computer to go online is really convenient now!
Text 3
是啊，真不想离开北京。
Shì a,zhēn bù xiǎng líkāi Běijīng.
Yeah, I really don't want to leave Beijing.
Text 2
别客气，你女儿长得白白的、胖胖的，真可爱！现在多高了？
Bié kèqi,nǐ nǚ'ér zhǎng de báibái de,pàngpàng de,zhēn kě'ài!Xiànzài duō gāo le?
You're welcome, your daughter looks fair-skinned and chubby, really cute! How tall is she now?
Text 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
203
Word Frequency Rank
124 of 84,292