Chinese word

果真

Pronunciation

Pinyinguǒ zhēn

Meaning

  • adverbsure enough

Example

约好了时间，他果真准时出现。yuē hǎo le shí jiān tā guǒ zhēn zhǔn shí chū xiàn

They agreed on a time, and sure enough, he showed up on time.

Illustration for 果真 (sure enough)

More examples

专家预测了市场走向，后来果真如其所料，行情下跌。zhuān jiā yù cè le shì chǎng zǒu xiàng hòu lái guǒ zhēn rú qí suǒ liào háng qíng xià diē

The expert predicted the market trend, and later, sure enough, market prices fell as expected.

Core concept

An expected outcome becomes real and confirms the earlier guess.

Common phrases

  • 果真如其所料guǒ zhēn rú qí suǒ liào

    sure enough as expected

Similar words

果然guǒ rán: States that the predicted outcome has indeed happened and confirms the prediction.
竟然jìng rán: Highlights that an unexpected event or fact has happened, often with surprise or doubt.

Definition in Chinese

用于对已发生的事实表示肯定，强调结果确实如此，语气可含确认或惊讶成分，作为副词修饰动词或句子整体。yòng yú duì yǐ fā shēng de shì shí biǎo shì kěn dìng qiáng diào jié guǒ què shí rú cǐ yǔ qì kě hán què rèn huò jīng yà chéng fèn zuò wéi fù cí xiū shì dòng cí huò jù zi zhéng tǐ

Word origin

果 (guǒ, "result") + 真 (zhēn, "true") combine to present an expected result as genuinely confirmed.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 果真 (guǒzhēn, "sure enough") usually comes before the verb or predicate, framing the following event as a confirmed expectation rather than a general statement of truth.

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