真格 (zhēn gé) — (noun) real action; the genuine thing (most commonly in the phrases 动真格 and 说真格的)
Definition
真格 is a noun that almost never stands alone — it appears in fixed phrases like 动真格 ('get serious, take real action') and 说真格的 ('seriously, in earnest') to stress that something is genuine, not a joke.
noun
real actionthe genuine thing (most commonly in the phrases 动真格 and 说真格的)
Examples
- 真格，。Zhè cì gōng sī shì dòng zhēn gé le, měi tiān dōu yào jiā bān.This time the company is getting serious; everyone has to work overtime every day.
- ，真格。Nǐ bié kāi wán xiào, wǒ shì zài shuō zhēn gé de.Don't joke around; I'm being serious.
- ，真格。Tā píng shí zǒng ài chuī niú, dàn zhè cì tā dòng le zhēn gé.He usually likes to brag, but this time he got serious.
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