zhēn

really

truly; indeed; real; true; genuine

Straight (直) + solid base (几) = genuine and true

直 means straight or upright — something true holds itself without bending. The table or stool beneath grounds it, suggesting something solid and stable enough to rest on.

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这个苹果好吃。

zhè ge píng guǒ zhēn hǎo chī。

This apple is really delicious.

他说的话是的,你可以相信他。

tā shuō de huà shì zhēn de, nǐ kě yǐ xiāng xìn tā。

What he said is true, you can believe him.

Words with 真

真如

zhēn rú

Tathata

逼真

bī zhēn

lifelike

道真

dào zhēn

see 道真仡佬族苗族自治縣|道真仡佬族苗族自治县[Dao4 zhen1 Ge1 lao3 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

道真仡佬族苗族自治县

dào zhēn gē lǎo zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1 yi4 Shi4], Guizhou

道真县

dào zhēn xiàn

see 道真仡佬族苗族自治縣|道真仡佬族苗族自治县[Dao4 zhen1 Ge1 lao3 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

道真自治县

dào zhēn zì zhì xiàn

Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou

还原真相

huán yuán zhēn xiàng

to set the record straight

酒后吐真言

jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán

after wine, spit out the truth

铁木真

tiě mù zhēn

Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2]

鉴真

jiàn zhēn

Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism

鉴真和尚

jiàn zhēn hé shang

Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism

颜真卿

yán zhēn qīng

Yan Zhenqing (709-785), a leading calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty

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