真 正 zhēn zhèng genuine / real / true / really / indeed 实 在 shí zài really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality 真 实 zhēn shí true / real 确 实 indeed / really / reliable / real / true 真 really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine 真 诚 zhēn chéng sincere / genuine / true 属 实 shǔ shí to turn out to be true / verified / true 货 真 价 实 huò zhēn jià shí genuine goods at fair prices / (fig.) genuine / real / true 实 real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely 确 authenticated / solid / firm / real / true 笃 serious (illness) / sincere / true 真 的 zhēn de really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine / (math.) proper 真 格 zhēn gé true / real 正 儿 八 经 zhèng ér bā jīng serious / earnest / real / true 确 有 其 事 què yǒu qí shì (confirm to be) true / authentic 相 信 xiāng xìn to believe / to be convinced / to accept as true 以 为 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken &ndash / except when expressing one's own current opinion.) 亮 相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 固 然 gù rán admittedly (it's true that...) 本 色 běn sè inherent qualities / natural qualities / distinctive character / true qualities 逼 真 bī zhēn lifelike / true to life / distinctly / clearly 真 假 zhēn jiǎ genuine or fake / true or false 真 伪 zhēn wěi true or bogus / authenticity 成 真 chéng zhēn to come true 真 谛 zhēn dì the real meaning / the true essence 真 面 目 zhēn miàn mù true identity / true colors 栩 栩 如 生 xǔ xǔ rú shēng vivid and lifelike (idiom) / true to life / realistic 正 传 zhèng zhuàn main subject of long novel / true biography 写 实 xiě shí realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life 般 若 bō rě (Buddhism) wisdom / insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā) 挚 爱 zhì ài true love 原 形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character 虚 实 xū shí what is true and what is false / (to get to know) the real situation 心 里 话 xīn li huà (to express one's) true feelings / what is on one's mind / secret mind 诚 然 chéng rán indeed / true! (I agree with you) 本 来 面 目 běn lái miàn mù true colors / true features 真 神 zhēn shén the True God 正 名 zhèng míng to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy) 心 想 事 成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng to have one's wishes come true / wish you the best! 真 身 zhēn shēn the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy 意 中 人 yì zhōng rén sweetheart / one's true love / the person of one's thoughts 忠 心 耿 耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom) / faithful and true 真 意 zhēn yì real intention / true meaning / correct interpretation 应 验 yìng yàn to come true / to come about as predicted / to be fulfilled 得 志 dé zhì to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success 千 真 万 确 qiān zhēn wàn què absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view 信 以 为 真 xìn yǐ wéi zhēn to take sth to be true 现 形 xiàn xíng to become visible / to appear / to manifest one's true nature 活 灵 活 现 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic 心 迹 xīn jì true motive / true feelings 正 史 zhèng shǐ the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends 真 道 zhēn dào the true way 绘 声 绘 色 huì shēng huì sè vivid and colorful (idiom) / true to life / lively and realistic 真 彩 色 zhēn cǎi sè true color 返 璞 归 真 fǎn pú guī zhēn to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state 显 形 xiǎn xíng to show one's true nature (derog.) / to betray oneself 言 而 无 信 yán ér wú xìn untrustworthy / not true to one's word 够 朋 友 gòu péng you (coll.) to be a true friend 正 误 zhèng wù true or false? / correct or incorrect / to correct errors (in a document) 正 教 zhèng jiào lit. true religion / orthodox religion / orthodox Christianity / Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians) 露 相 lòu xiàng to show one's true colors 维 妙 维 肖 wéi miào wéi xiào to imitate to perfection / to be remarkably true to life 露 马 脚 lòu mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away 绿 林 好 汉 lu:4 lín hǎo hàn true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style) 张 志 新 Zhāng Zhì xīn Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979 灵 quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin 惟 妙 惟 肖 wéi miào wéi xiào to imitate to perfection / to be remarkably true to life 弄 假 成 真 nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn pretense that turns into reality (idiom) / to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true 活 龙 活 现 huó lóng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic 真 伪 莫 辨 zhēn wěi mò biàn can't judge true or false (idiom) / unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake / not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news) 真 金 不 怕 火 炼 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn True gold fears no fire. (idiom) 知 人 知 面 不 知 心 zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom) 口 说 无 凭 kǒu shuō wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true 真 人 真 事 zhēn rén zhēn shì genuine people and true events 真 言 zhēn yán true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼) 真 容 zhēn róng portrait / true features / (fig.) true nature 半 真 半 假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ (idiom) half true and half false 人 如 其 名 rén rú qí míng (idiom) to live up to one's name / true to one's name 真 否 定 句 zhēn fǒu dìng jù true negative (TN) 真 肯 定 句 zhēn kěn dìng jù true affirmative (TA) 都 会 传 奇 dū huì chuán qí urban legend (translation of recent Western term) / story or theory circulated as true / same as 都市傳奇|都市传奇 真 爱 zhēn ài true love 信 实 xìn shí trustworthy / reliable / to believe something to be true 假 戏 真 唱 jiǎ xì zhēn chàng fiction comes true / play-acting that turns into reality 好 汉 做 事 ， 好 汉 当 hǎo hàn zuò shì , hǎo hàn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here 孰 真 孰 假 shú zhēn shú jiǎ what is true and what is fake 患 难 见 真 情 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties 挨 边 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant) 挚 情 zhì qíng true feelings 敢 做 敢 当 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here 疾 风 知 劲 草 ， 烈 火 见 真 金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 真 诠 zhēn quán to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis 真 释 zhēn shì true explanation / genuine reason 美 梦 成 真 měi mèng chéng zhēn a dream come true 莫 不 然 mò bù rán equally true for (all the rest) / the same thing applies (for everyone) 襟 素 jīn sù one's true heart 那 倒 是 nà dào shi Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization) 都 市 传 奇 dū shì chuán qí urban legend (translation of recent Western term) / story or theory circulated as true / same as 都會傳奇|都会传奇 阿 Ｑ A1 Q Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella The true story of Ah Q 阿Ｑ正傳|阿Ｑ正传[A1 Q zheng4 chuan2] 阿 Ｑ 正 传 A1 Q zhèng zhuàn The true story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
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