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真
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Definitions
- 1. really
- 2. truly
- 3. indeed
- 4. real
- 5. true
- 6. genuine
Example Sentences
1 shown真 蠢！
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 真
Eumycetes (taxonomic class of fungi)
phototelegram
Yan Zhenqing (709-785), a leading calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty
power vacuum
sincere; genuine; true
the truth
you're incredible (often an ironic expression of vexation, but can also express approbation)
really
authentic tradition
eukaryotic
(TV) reality show
to seem almost genuine
solid learning
absolutely true (idiom)
conscientious
the feeling that sth is genuine
Zhenpan commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
real situation
clear
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
odd
to die (Buddhism)
true or bogus
the true way
Ministry of Truth, a fictional ministry from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
true negative (TN)
authentic
true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
Jurchen language
Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], northeast Guizhou
to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text)
pure of heart
questions from previous years' exams
see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn]
fax
frank and sincere
real-life version (of some imaginary character)
after wine, spit out the truth
true love
innocent and unaffected
hard to distinguish real from imitation
Daozhen Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], northeast Guizhou
the real essence (of the matter)
fungi
to take seriously
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
real
Hezbollah (Lebanon Islamic group)
Tathata
fidelity
Corbicula leana, a species of clam
authenticity
Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
real intention
proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths)
pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc)
sincere
natural
the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
authentic (painting or calligraphy)
true
fax machine
photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model
true color
vacuum tube
You're really quite something!
sincere
culprit
to come true
naive
highest true (non-falsetto) voice
portrait
real version (as opposed to pirated); genuine version
out of genuine friendship (idiom)
Pravda (newspaper)
porgy (Pagrosomus major)
true explanation
the truth about sth; the actual facts
lifelike
can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
genuine people and true events
Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], northeast Guizhou
(anatomy) dermis
genuine; real; true
truth table
the real body (of Buddha or a God)
a real person
super!
vivid
see 返璞歸真|返璞归真[fǎn pú guī zhēn]
(dialect) really; truly; indeed
silk
to get serious about sth
(idiom) half true and half false
false but apparently real
true identity
fax transmission
indeed; truly
real swords, real spears (idiom)
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
innocent and unaffected
dermis
fungicide
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
to take sth to be true
to pass off as genuine
sutra
fiction comes true
to tell the truth
Peng Zhen (1902-1997), Chinese communist leader
true; real
genuine or fake
true affirmative (TA)
childishness
penetrating insight
genuine and sincere (idiom)
mosque
Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn] and Qing Dynasty
serious
what is true and what is fake
proper subset
high fidelity
awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014)
eumetazoa
vacuum
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity
really
(slang) really cool, awesome
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
truth, goodness and beauty
Shingon Buddhism
truth
real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
to lack fidelity
low fidelity
genuine goods at fair prices
Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[wáng dài yú], a study of Islam
natural voice
emulation server
logarithm
Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
the real meaning
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)
the True God
a dream come true
portrait
to set the record straight
Allah
fungicidal
Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[chéng jí sī hán]
(acoustics) total harmonic distortion (THD)
(Mohammad Ali) Jinnah (founder of Pakistan)
soul
fax number
Islamic
vacuum pump
fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
true statement
The Moment of Truth (TV show)
(slang, jocular, neologism c. 2006, used esp. in relation to public figures) the things you and your friends get up to (misbehavior, scandals etc) leave me shaking my head
reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
reality
Khmer kingdom of Kampuchea or Cambodia
real knowledge
to emulate
to return to one's true self
sincere