"True" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhēn zhèng genuine / real / true / genuinely
 shí zài really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality
 zhēn shí true / real
 què shí indeed / really / reliable / real / true
 zhēn really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
 zhēn chéng true / sincere / genuine
 shǔ shí to turn out to be true / verified / true
 huò zhēn jià shí genuine goods at fair prices / (fig.) genuine / real / true
 shí real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely
 què authenticated / solid / firm / real / true
 dǔ serious (illness) / sincere / true
 zhēn gé true / real
 zhèng ér bā jīng serious / earnest / real / true
 què yǒu qí shì (confirm to be) true / authentic
 xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true) / to believe / to accept sth as true
 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken &ndash / except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
 gù rán admittedly (it's true that...)
 běn sè inherent qualities / natural qualities / distinctive character / true qualities
 bī zhēn lifelike / true to life / distinctly / clearly
 zhēn jiǎ genuine or fake / true or false
 zhēn wěi true or bogus / authenticity
 chéng zhēn to come true
 zhēn dì the real meaning / the true essence
 zhēn miàn mù true identity / true colors
 xǔ xǔ rú shēng vivid and lifelike (idiom) / true to life / realistic
 zhèng zhuàn main subject of long novel / true biography
 xiě shí realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life
 zhì ài true love
 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character
 xū shí what is true and what is false / (to get to know) the real situation
 xīn li huà (to express one's) true feelings / what is on one's mind / secret mind
 chéng rán indeed / true! (I agree with you)
 běn lái miàn mù true colors / true features
 zhēn shén the True God
 zhèng míng to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
 xīn xiǎng shì chéng to have one's wishes come true / wish you the best!
 zhēn shēn the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
 yì zhōng rén sweetheart / one's true love / the person of one's thoughts
 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom) / faithful and true
 zhēn yì real intention / true meaning / correct interpretation
 yìng yàn to come true / to come about as predicted / to be fulfilled
 dé zhì to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success
 qiān zhēn wàn què absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view
 xìn yǐ wéi zhēn to take sth to be true
 xiàn xíng to become visible / to appear / to manifest one's true nature
 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic
 xīn jì true motive / true feelings
 zhèng shǐ the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
 zhēn dào the true way
 huì shēng huì sè vivid and colorful (idiom) / true to life / lively and realistic
 zhēn cǎi sè true color
 fǎn pú guī zhēn to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state
 xiǎn xíng to show one's true nature (derog.) / to betray oneself
 gòu péng you (coll.) to be a true friend
 zhèng wù true or false? / correct or incorrect / to correct errors (in a document)
 zhèng jiào lit. true religion / orthodox religion / orthodox Christianity / Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians)
 lòu xiàng to show one's true colors
 wéi miào wéi xiào to imitate to perfection / to be remarkably true to life
 lòu mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away
绿 lu:4 lín hǎo hàn true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
 Zhāng Zhì xīn Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
 líng quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin
 wéi miào wéi xiào to imitate to perfection / to be remarkably true to life
 nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn pretense that turns into reality (idiom) / to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
 huó lóng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic
 zhēn wěi mò biàn 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)
 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
 zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
 kǒu shuō wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
 zhēn rén zhēn shì genuine people and true events
 zhēn yán true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ (idiom) half true and half false
 zhēn fǒu dìng jù true negative (TN)
 zhēn kěn dìng jù true affirmative (TA)
 dū huì chuán qí urban legend (translation of recent Western term) / story or theory circulated as true / same as 都市傳奇|都市传奇
 zhēn ài true love
 xìn shí trustworthy / reliable / to believe something to be true
 jiǎ xì zhēn chàng fiction comes true / play-acting that turns into reality
 jiǎ shēng falsetto / opposite: natural or true voice 真聲|真声[zhen1 sheng1]
 hǎo hàn zuò shì , hǎo hàn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
 shú zhēn shú jiǎ what is true and what is fake
 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng 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
 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
 zhì qíng true feelings
 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
 zhèng jiào zhēn quán Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wang2 Dai4 yu2], a study of Islam / also translated as Real hermeneutics of orthodox religion
 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
 zhēn shēng natural voice / modal voice / true voice / opposite: falsetto 假聲|假声[jia3 sheng1]
 zhēn shēng zuì gāo yīn highest true (non-falsetto) voice
 zhēn quán to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis
 zhēn shì true explanation / genuine reason
 měi mèng chéng zhēn a dream come true
 mò bù rán equally true for (all the rest) / the same thing applies (for everyone)
 jīn sù one's true heart
 nà dào shi Oh that's true! (interjection of sudden realization)
 dū shì chuán qí urban legend (translation of recent Western term) / story or theory circulated as true / same as 都會傳奇|都会传奇
 A1 Q Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella The true story of Ah Q 阿Q正傳|阿Q正传[A1 Q zheng4 chuan2]
 A1 Q zhèng zhuàn The true story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
 lù chū mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away
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