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.

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