Chinese word

真是

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhēn shì

Meaning

  • adverbreally

Example

真是太漂亮了。zhēn shì tài piào liàng le

It is really beautiful.

Illustration for 真是 (really)

More examples

真是太好了，我终于通过了考试。zhēn shì tài hǎo le wǒ zhōng yú tōng guò le kǎo shì

It was really good; I finally passed the exam.

Core concept

A verbal highlighter that marks a fact or feeling as especially strong.

Common phrases

  • 真是太好了zhēn shì tài hǎo le

    really good

Similar words

真的zhēn de: An adverb that stresses that something is true or that a statement is accurate.
真zhēn: A casual spoken adverb that lightly intensifies a degree or feeling.
简直jiǎn zhí: An adverb that stresses an extreme situation or degree, often with surprise or criticism.
确实què shí: An adverb used to acknowledge that something is definitely true or certain.

Definition in Chinese

表示强烈肯定或感叹的短语，可单独作叹词，也可与形容词或从句连用以强调事实或情感色彩，常见于口语场合。biǎo shì qiáng liè kěn dìng huò gǎn tàn de duán yǔ kě dān dú zuò tàn cí yě kě yǔ xíng róng cí huò cóng jù lián yòng yǐ qiáng diào shì shí huò qíng gǎn sè cǎi cháng jiàn yú kóu yǔ chǎng hé

Word origin

真 (zhēn, "true") supplies the idea of truth and 是 (shì, "be") supplies affirmation, so their pairing naturally forms a strong spoken emphasis.

Usage tips

  • Its feeling depends on the situation: the same short expression can sound admiring, amazed, or fed up, so tone and context matter more than one fixed English equivalent.

Other meanings

  • absolutelyadverb
  • indeedadverb

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