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果真

Word · Adverb · ConjunctionTraditional果

truly; indeed; really

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adverb

truly; indeed; as expected

Used to confirm that a previous expectation, prediction, or suspicion has turned out to be true. Often appears in the structure '果然 + verb/adjective'.

Tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
shuō说
jīn今
tiān天
huì会
xià下
yǔ雨
 ,
xiàn现
zài在
guǒ果
rán然
xià下
qǐ起
le了
dà大
yǔ雨
 。

The weather forecast said it would rain today, and sure enough, it's pouring now.

Tā他
shuō说
tā他
huì会
yíng赢
 ,
bǐ比
sài赛
jié结
guǒ果
tā他
guǒ果
rán然
yíng赢
le了
 。

He said he would win, and indeed he won the match.

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Wǒ我
cāi猜
shì是
tā她
zuò做
de的
 ,
yī一
chá查
jiān监
kòng控
 ,
guǒ果
rán然
shì是
tā她
 。

I suspected she did it, and upon checking the surveillance, it was indeed her.

2.

conjunction

if indeed; if it is truly the case that

Used to introduce a conditional clause where the condition is presumed or confirmed to be true, often leading to a consequent action or result. Similar to 'if it's really...'.

Guǒ果
zhēn真
rú如
cǐ此
 ,
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
bì必
xū须
lì立
kè刻
cǎi采
qǔ取
xíng行
dòng动
 。

If this is truly the case, we must take action immediately.

Tā他
guǒ果
zhēn真
bù不
lái来
cān参
jiā加
huì会
yì议
 ,
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
zì自
jǐ己
kāi开
shǐ始
 。

If he really doesn't come to the meeting, we'll start by ourselves.

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Rú如
guǒ果
diào调
chá查
jié结
guǒ果
guǒ果
zhēn真
shì是
tā他
cuò错
le了
 ,
tā他
yuàn愿
yì意
dào道
qiàn歉
 。

If the investigation results really show he was wrong, he is willing to apologize.