"Truly" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhēn really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
 zhēn shi indeed / truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about sth)
 zhuó shí truly / indeed / severely / harshly
 zhēn gè really / truly / indeed
 chéng sincere / authentic / really / truly
 xún truly / whirlpool
 què truly
 dí really and truly
 jìng shàng yours truly / yours sincerely (at the end of a letter)
 zhēn quán to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis
 bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise / one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
 zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]
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