真的

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
simp. and trad. (真的)		真	的

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēnde

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ˙ㄉㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ dik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhēnde
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ˙ㄉㄜ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen.de
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhende̊
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ d̥ə²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zan¹ dik¹
    • Yale: jān dīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ dik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ dig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

Adverb

真的

1. really

   我跟她真的只是普通朋友。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Wǒ gēn tā zhēnde zhǐshì pǔtōng péngyǒu. [Pinyin]

   She and I are really just friends.

   畢業生各種煽情，感情真的那麼深嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   毕业生各种煽情，感情真的那么深吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Bìyèshēng gèzhǒng shānqíng, gǎnqíng zhēnde nàme shēn ma? [Pinyin]

   Look at how emotional the graduating students are—are their relationships really that deep?

   我真的擔心他會承受不住的。 [MSC, trad.]
   我真的担心他会承受不住的。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zhēn de dānxīn tā huì chéngshòu bù zhù de. [Pinyin]

   I'm really worried that he won't be able to endure (this).

Synonyms

• (dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Min Nan) 正經／正经 (zhèngjīng)
• (Min Nan) 誠實／诚实
• (Cantonese, Hakka) 真係／真系

Adjective

真的

1. true; real

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 真嘅

See also

• (Min Nan) 有影 (ū-iáⁿ)