天真 (tiān zhēn) — innocent, pure (of a person's nature, especially children); naive, artless (often implying lack of experience or judgment)
Definition
天真 describes a pure, trusting nature — often of children, but used of adults it means 'naive' or 'green,' similar to 单纯. 幼稚 is more negative, meaning childish or immature in thinking; 老实 focuses on honesty rather than innocence.
adjective
innocentpure (of a person's nature, especially children)naiveartless (often implying lack of experience or judgment)
Examples
- 天真，。Tā shì yí gè tiān zhēn de xiǎo gū niang, zǒng shì xiāng xìn bié rén.She is an innocent little girl who always trusts others.
- 天真，。Nǐ zhè zhǒng xiǎng fǎ tài tiān zhēn le, xiàn shí bú shì zhè yàng de.Your thinking is too naive; reality is not like that.
- 天真。Hái zi de tiān zhēn xiào róng ràng rén gǎn dào wēn nuǎn.The child's innocent smile makes people feel warm.
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