真 zhēn▶ จริงๆ

Stroke order

真 is written in 10 strokes.

• 真

Senses

1. really
2. truly
3. indeed
4. real
5. true
6. genuine

Example sentences

• 这本书真好。Zhè běn shū zhēn hǎo.This book is really good.
• 您真喜欢它吗？Nín zhēn xǐhuān tā ma?Do you really like it?
• 这个苹果真大。Zhè gè píngguǒ zhēn dà.This apple is really big.
• 你真好。Nǐ zhēn hǎo.You are really nice.

Related words

• 认真จริงจัง
• 传真โทรสาร, แฟกซ์
• 真正จริง
• 天真ซื่อ; ไร้เดียงสา
• 真实จริง
• 清真มุสลิม

真 is pronounced zhēn and means “จริงๆ”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 真 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.