Chinese word

真

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhēn

Meaning

  • adverbreally

Example

真好吃。zhēn hǎo chī

It's really delicious.

Illustration for 真 (really)

More examples

我真喜欢这个菜。wǒ zhēn xǐ huān zhè ge cài

I really like this dish.

Core concept

A truth signal that turns an ordinary comment into a strong one.

Common phrases

  • 真好吃zhēn hǎo chī

    really delicious

  • 真好zhēn hǎo

    really good

  • 真喜欢zhēn xǐ huān

    really like

Similar words

很hěn: Shows that a quality or state is present to a high degree without strong emotion.
太tài: Adds strong force to a description, often with surprise or excited feeling.

Definition in Chinese

作为副词使用时，用来加强对行为或状态的评价，表示确实或程度很大。zuò wéi fù cí shǐ yòng shí yòng lái jiā qiáng duì xíng wéi huò zhuàng tài de píng jià biǎo shì què shí huò chéng dù hěn dà

Word origin

真 (zhēn, "real") keeps its basic idea of truth when it comes before a description, where it came to add extra strength.

Usage tips

  • The extra meaning often comes from the speaker's voice, so the same word can sound calm in one sentence and excited in another.

Other meanings

  • realadjective
  • veryadverb

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