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果真 (guǒ zhēn) — (adverb) as expected; indeed; sure enough; (conjunction) if indeed; if it's really the case

Definition

果真 (guǒzhēn) emphasizes that something happened just as predicted — 'sure enough' — often paired with 果然 for the same confirmatory sense. As a conjunction it means 'if indeed / if it's really the case', introducing a conditional.

adverb
as expectedindeedsure enough
conjunction
if indeedif it's really the case

Examples

  • ，果真。
    Tiān qì yù bào shuō jīn tiān huì xià yǔ, guǒ zhēn xià qǐ lái le.
    The weather forecast said it would rain today, and sure enough it started raining.
  • 果真，。
    Tā guǒ zhēn shì gè cōng ming rén, hěn kuài jiù jiě jué le wèn tí.
    He really is a smart person — he solved the problem quickly.
  • 果真，。
    guǒ zhēn Rú cǐ, wǒ men jiù àn jì huà jìn xíng ba.
    If that's really the case, then let's proceed according to plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

果guǒindeed
真zhēnreally

果 and 真 both mean indeed, together giving really or as expected.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèicowrie; shell
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠂈
𠂈𠂈真zhēn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

真 pairs 貝 (cowrie shell, used for the meaning) with 𠂈, which gave the sound and originally drew a headlong fall.

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