to be convinced (that sth is true) / to believe / to accept sth 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
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
falsetto / opposite: natural or true voice 真聲|真声[zhen1 sheng1]
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)
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
正教真诠
zhèng jiào zhēn quán
Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wang2 Dai4 yu2], a study of Islam / also translated as Real hermeneutics of orthodox religion
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
què shí