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真的 (zhēn de) — (adverb) really, truly, indeed; (adjective) real, true, genuine

Definition

As an adverb, 真的 means 'really / truly,' used for emphasis or surprise (e.g. 真的吗？ 'Really?'). As an adjective it means 'real, genuine' — modifying a noun directly, or after 是…的 to describe something as true.

adverb
reallytrulyindeed
adjective
realtruegenuine

Examples

  • 真的？
    Nǐ zhēn de yào qù ma?
    Are you really going?
  • 真的。
    Zhè ge gù shi shì zhēn de de.
    This story is true.
  • 真的？。
    zhēn de? Wǒ bù xiāng xìn.
    Really? I don't believe it.
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