真
zhēn
Pinyin

Definition

真
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zhēn
  1. really
  2. truly
  3. indeed
  4. real
  5. true
  6. genuine

Character Decomposition

Compounds (15)

镇
zhèn
  1. 1 to press down
  2. 2 to calm
  3. 3 to subdue
  4. 4 to suppress
  5. 5 to guard
  6. 6 garrison
  7. 7 small town
  8. 8 to cool or chill (food or drinks)
慎
shèn
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 cautious
慎
shèn
  1. 1 old variant of 慎[shèn]
填
tián
  1. 1 to fill or stuff
  2. 2 (of a form etc) to fill in
颠
diān
  1. 1 top (of the head)
  2. 2 apex
  3. 3 to fall forwards
  4. 4 inverted
  5. 5 to jolt

Related Words (20)

真
zhēn
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 truly
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 real
  5. 5 true
  6. 6 genuine
真心
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 classifier: 片 piàn
天真
tiān zhēn
  1. 1 naive
  2. 2 innocent
  3. 3 artless
写真
xiě zhēn
  1. 1 portrait
  2. 2 to describe sth accurately
成真
chéng zhēn
  1. 1 to come true

Idioms (14)

千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
  1. 1 absolutely true (idiom)
  2. 2 manifold
  3. 3 true from many points of view
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
  1. 1 (idiom) half true and half false
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
  1. 1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
  1. 1 true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
  2. 2 you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
  3. 3 you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
  1. 1 the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
  2. 2 to show one's true colors after a stern test

Sample Sentences

您真会打算盘。好，运费我就包了。
nín zhēn huì dǎsuànpán 。hǎo ，yùnfèi wǒ jiù bāo le 。
You are clever. Ok, I will cover the shipment fee.
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你这人真干脆如果这次货卖得好，下次给你个大订单！
nǐ zhè rén zhēn gāncuì rúguǒ zhècì huò mài de hǎo ，xiàcì gěi nǐ ge dà dìngdān ！
You are really straightforward! If the product sells well, let’s make a bigger deal next time.
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这折扣太少了吧，真不够意思。
zhè zhékòu tài shǎo le ba ，zhēn bù gòuyìsi 。
The discount is too small. That’s not generous enough of you.
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我们货真价实，信用第一。跟我们合作，您不会吃亏的。
wǒmen huòzhēnjiàshí ，xìnyòngdìyī 。gēn wǒmen hézuò ，nín bùhuì chīkuī de 。
We sell good products with a fair price, and we put credit first. If you cooperate with us, you won’t get the short end of the stick.
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行行行，你真会做生意。
xíngxíngxíng ，nǐ zhēn huì zuòshēngyi 。
Ok ok, you’re really good at doing business.
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他做事不认真，常常马马虎虎。
tā zuòshì bù rènzhēn ，chángcháng mǎmahūhū 。
He doesn’t work seriously. He is careless all the time.
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哈哈，你真了解我。
hāhā ，nǐ zhēn liǎojiě wǒ 。
Ha ha, you know me well.
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嗯，你真会做人啊！我听说上海外滩挺好玩的。
en ，nǐ zhēn huì zuòrén a ！wǒ tīngshuō Shànghǎi Wàitān tǐng hǎowán de 。
Well, you are really sociable. I heard that Shanghai Bund is quite fun.
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宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。你早点做完，就可以早点下班。赶快认真做事吧！
nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。nǐ zǎodiǎn zuò wán ，jiù kěyǐ zǎodiǎn xiàbān 。gǎnkuài rènzhēn zuòshì ba ！
Do more and talk less. If you can finish the work earlier, you can go home earlier. Hurry up and work hard!
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有你的帮忙我真是如鱼得水。
yǒu nǐ de bāngmáng wǒ zhēnshi rúyúdéshuǐ 。
With your help, I'm like a fish in water.
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