真理

zhēn lǐ

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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1. truth

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 假象 jiǎ xiàng 假象 jiǎ xiàng false appearance 真理是真实的本质，假象是表面的不实。: false appearance

Related words

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• 真相 zhēn xiàng 真相 zhēn xiàng the truth about sth; the actual facts 真相强调事情的真实情况，真理强调普遍正确的道理。: the truth about sth; the actual facts
• 道理 dào li 道理 dào li reason 道理泛指规律或理由，真理则指客观规律。: reason

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations: 追求真理 (pursue truth), 坚持真理 (uphold truth), 客观真理 (objective truth). Avoid with factual corrections like *你说的是真理. Use 事实 instead.

Example Sentences

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实践是检验 真理 的唯一标准。

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

他一生都在探求 真理 。

He spent his whole life seeking truth.

真理 必胜。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 7781531)

真理 子擅長說英語。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 864307)

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Words Containing 真理

• 奥姆真理教 奥姆真理教 ào mǔ zhēn lǐ jiào: Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
• 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn: Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
• 真理报 真理报 zhēn lǐ bào: Pravda (newspaper)
• 真理部 真理部 zhēn lǐ bù: Ministry of Truth, a fictional ministry from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four

Child Words of 真理

• 理 理 lǐ: texture
• 真 真 zhēn: really