real; true; honest; genuine
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
real; true; genuine; honest
informalColloquial expression used to emphasize that something is genuine or to urge someone to be sincere. Often used as a sentence adverb meaning 'honestly' or 'really'.
Zhēn真
gé格
de的
，
nǐ你
dào到
dǐ底
qù去
bu不
qù去
？
Honestly, are you going or not?
Nǐ你
bié别
zài再
zhuāng装
zhe着
wánr玩
la儿
shuō啦
，
zhēn说
gé真
de格
ba的
吧
！
Stop pretending and speak honestly!
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Zhè这
kě可
shì是
zhēn真
gé格
de的
，
bù不
shì是
kāi开
wán玩
xiào笑
。
This is for real, not a joke.
Shuō说
zhēn真
gé格
de的
，
wǒ我
zhēn真
bù不
zhī知
dào道
gāi该
zěn怎
me么
bāng帮
nǐ你
。
To be honest, I really don't know how to help you.