Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 真

really
truly
indeed
real
true
genuine

eukaryotic

genuine; real; true
really; indeed

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

regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

true or bogus
authenticity

(variant of 真相 (zhēnxiàng)) the truth about sth; the actual facts

authentic (painting or calligraphy)
genuine work (of famous artist)

childishness
naivete

porgy (Pagrosomus major)
red sea bream

genuine or fake
true or false

silk
pure silk

real intention
true meaning
correct interpretation

Corbicula leana, a species of clam

true statement
incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼／陀罗尼)

serious
in earnest

(slang) really cool, awesome

awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014)

Khmer kingdom of Kampuchea or Cambodia
Chinese term for Cambodia from 7th to 15th century

the true way

frank and sincere
candid

Islamic
Muslim
halal (of food)
clean
pure

to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text)
true commentary
correct exegesis

conscientious
earnest
serious
to take seriously
to take to heart

indeed; truly
(coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

really; truly; indeed
real; true; genuine
(math.) proper

clear

sincere
genuine
straightforward

sincere
sincerity

Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity
aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝

Tathata

true; real

sutra
Taoist treatise

sincere; genuine; true

to practice Taoism; to cultivate the true self through spiritual exercises

true love

(anatomy) dermis
genuine leather

wholeheartedness; sincerity

Allah

Peng Zhen (1902-1997), Chinese communist leader

to emulate
to simulate
emulation
simulation

real knowledge

authentic

the real meaning
the true essence

innocent and unaffected
pure and unadulterated

variant of 珍珠 (zhēnzhu)

the real body (of Buddha or a God)
true effigy

to lack fidelity
(signal) distortion

vivid
distinct
clear
sincere
honest

Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金／后金 ( Hòu Jīn) and Qing Dynasty

naive
innocent
artless

to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc)
ordained by heaven

fax
facsimile

portrait
true features; (fig.) true nature

real version (as opposed to pirated); genuine version

a real person
Daoist spiritual master

portrait
to describe sth accurately

true explanation
genuine reason

logarithm

odd
unusual
I can't believe that ...

lifelike
true to life
distinctly
clearly

the truth about sth; the actual facts

the True God

authentic tradition
handed-down teachings or techniques

natural voice
modal voice
true voice
opposite: falsetto 假聲／假声 (jiǎshēng)

essence

real situation
the truth

to take seriously
serious
No joking, really!

true
real

to die (Buddhism)
to return to Allah (Islam)

to pass off as genuine
spurious

culprit

real
the nature of sth

super!
really great
wonderful

truth
CL:個／个 (gè)

(dialect) really; truly; indeed

the truth
reality

reality
veracity
the real thing

vacuum

(Mohammad Ali) Jinnah (founder of Pakistan)

questions from previous years' exams

really
in fact
genuinely
scrupulously

fungi
fungus

really
as expected
sure enough
if indeed...
if it's really...

to come true

Yán Zhēnqīng

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

mosque

to tell the truth
honestly
in fact

Eumycetes (taxonomic class of fungi)

zhēnkōngbèng

vacuum pump

fungicidal
to have a fungicidal effect

Hezbollah (Lebanon Islamic group)

zhēnkōngguǎn

vacuum tube

truth table

Ministry of Truth, a fictional ministry from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four

proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths)
see also: improper fraction 假分數／假分数 (jiǎfēnshù) and mixed number 帶分數／带分数 (dàifēnshù)

Pravda (newspaper)

true identity
true colors

(TV) reality show

Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), northeast Guizhou

dermis

authenticity
truthfulness
veracity
reality
validity

real-life version (of some imaginary character)

fidelity

the feeling that sth is genuine
sense of reality
in the flesh

Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)

Jurchen language

proper subset

true color

truth, goodness and beauty

photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model

Shingon Buddhism

you're incredible (often an ironic expression of vexation, but can also express approbation)

low fidelity
lo-fi

fax machine

Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗 ( Chéngjísīhán)

to get serious about sth
to pull no punches
to be determined to see sth through

erhua variant of 較真／较真 (jiàozhēn)

Zhenpan commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea

high fidelity
hi-fi

zhēndāozhēnqiāng

real swords, real spears (idiom)
real weapons
very much for real
every bit real
the genuine article

bànzhēnbànjiǎ

(idiom) half true and half false

zhēnxiàngbìlù

real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth

zhèngquánzhēnkōng

power vacuum
political vacuum

tiānzhēnlànmàn

innocent and unaffected

guìquānzhēnluàn

(slang, jocular, neologism c. 2006, used esp. in relation to public figures) the things you and your friends get up to (misbehavior, scandals etc) leave me shaking my head

zhēnjiǎnánbiàn

hard to distinguish real from imitation

shāzhēnjūnjì

fungicide

zhēnxiàngdàbái

the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear

liùzìzhēnyán

the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)

yīlíngzhēnxìng

soul
spirit

Jiànzhēnhéshang

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

chúnzhēnwúgòu

pure of heart

chuánzhēndiànbào

phototelegram

guīzhēnfǎnpú

see 返璞歸真／返璞归真 (fǎnpúguīzhēn)

zhēnkěndìngjù

true affirmative (TA)

zhēnqíngshíyì

out of genuine friendship (idiom)
sincere feelings

chúnzhēntiānrán

natural; authentic

xūwěilèizhēn

false but apparently real

huòzhēnjiàshí

genuine goods at fair prices
(fig.) genuine
real
true

zhēncáishíxué

solid learning
real ability and learning
genuine talent

You're really quite something!
You're just amazing!

zhēnwěimòbiàn

can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)

fǎnpúguīzhēn

variant of 返璞歸真／返璞归真 (fǎnpúguīzhēn)

shúzhēnshújiǎ

what is true and what is fake

zhēnxīnshíyì

genuine and sincere (idiom)
wholehearted

nòngjiǎchéngzhēn

pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true

zhēnrénzhēnshì

genuine people and true events

chuánzhēnhàomǎ

fax number

huányuánzhēnxiàng

to set the record straight
to clarify the facts

xìnyǐwéizhēn

to take sth to be true

fǎnpúguīzhēn

to return to one's true self
to regain the natural state

zhēnfǒudìngjù

true negative (TN)

zhēnpíngshíjù

reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
definitive evidence

jiǎxìzhēnchàng

fiction comes true
play-acting that turns into reality

jīkěluànzhēn

to seem almost genuine
easily mistaken for the real thing

chuánzhēnfāsòng

fax transmission

zhēnzhīzhuójiàn

penetrating insight

zhèngjiàozhēnquán

Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿／王岱舆 ( Wáng Dàiyú), a study of Islam
also translated as Real hermeneutics of orthodox religion

qiānzhēnwànquè

absolutely true (idiom)
manifold
true from many points of view

měimèngchéngzhēn

a dream come true

zhēnhòushēngdòngwù

真后生动物

[真後生動物]

eumetazoa
subkingdom of animals excluding sponges

Aòmǔ Zhēnlǐjiào

奥姆真理教

[奧姆真理教]

Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

huànnànjiànzhēnqíng

患难见真情

[患難見真情]

true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties

zhēnshēngzuìgāoyīn

真声最高音

[真聲最高音]

highest true (non-falsetto) voice

Dàozhēn Zìzhìxiàn

道真自治县

[道真自治縣]

Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zunyi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), northeast Guizhou

zǒngxiébōshīzhēn

总谐波失真

[總諧波失真]

(acoustics) total harmonic distortion (THD)

fǎngzhēnfúwùqì

仿真服务器

[仿真服務器]

emulation server

zhēnrénbùlòuxiàng

真人不露相

[真人不露相]

the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)

jiǔhòutǔzhēnyán

酒后吐真言

[酒後吐真言]

after wine, spit out the truth
in vino veritas

zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn

真金不怕火炼

[真金不怕火煉]

True gold fears no fire. (idiom)

Zhēnxīnhuà Dà Màoxiǎn

真心话大冒险

[真心話大冒險]

The Moment of Truth (TV show)
Truth or Dare (game)

bùshí Lúshānzhēnmiànmù

不识庐山真面目

[不識廬山真面目]

lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)
fig. can't see the forest for the trees

zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒláishāo

真金不怕火来烧

[真金不怕火來燒]

see 真金不怕火煉／真金不怕火炼 (zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn)

Dàozhēn Gēlǎozú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

道真仡佬族苗族自治县

[道真仡佬族苗族自治縣]

Daozhen Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zunyi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), northeast Guizhou

jífēngzhījìncǎo,lièhuǒjiànzhēnjīn

疾风知劲草，烈火见真金

[疾風知勁草，烈火見真金]

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom)
fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

shíjiànshìjiǎnyànzhēnlǐdewéiyībiāozhǔn

实践是检验真理的唯一标准

[實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準]

Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)