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HSK
true explanation / genuine reason
(coll.) rock-solid; no-nonsense; undeniably genuine (esp. of skills, effort, performance or service)
(anatomy) dermis / genuine leather
genuine / intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)
HSK 7-9
lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them / fig. (of goods) 100% genuine
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *淳* | 淳* | *淳
genuine / pure / honest
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纯* | 纯* | *纯
pure / simple / unmixed / genuine
HSK 4
(idiom) to pass off the fake as genuine; to blur the line between fake and real so convincingly that the fake is mistaken for the real thing
(coll.) (neologism c. 2006) to extract money unscrupulously (e.g. through IPOs, fandom, or game mechanics) while offering little genuine value; to grift; to fleece
authentic / genuine / proper
HSK 7-9
genuine people and true events
to impersonate / to pose as (someone else) / to counterfeit / to palm off (a fake as a genuine)
HSK 7-9
orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine
HSK 7-9
to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item; to sell a fake for the genuine article; to palm off
out of genuine friendship (idiom) / sincere feelings
candid photograph / genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)
lit. real swords and spears (idiom) / fig. very much for real; genuine
in a way that justifies the use of the term / genuine / proper / in a way that conforms to logic / justifiable / appropriate / perfectly legitimate
real power; genuine power
touchstone / fig. test that sth is genuine
really; truly; indeed / real; true; genuine / (math.) proper
HSK 1
(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity) / the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar / (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身) / (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article / the real McCoy / the man himself / the woman herself / the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)
genuine; real; true / really; indeed
HSK 2
genuine / legal / see also 盜版|盗版
HSK 5
genuine or fake / true or false
HSK 7-9
to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蒙* | 蒙* | *蒙
(literary) sincere; honest; genuine
HSK 6
to counterfeit / to pass off a fake as genuine
HSK 7-9
lit. genuine goods at fair prices (idiom) / fig. genuine; real; true
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *真* | 真* | *真
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
HSK 1
replacement guaranteed if not genuine / fig. authentic
authorized goods / genuine goods / crudely-made goods
the feeling that sth is genuine / sense of reality / in the flesh
genuine / honest and sincere
HSK 7-9
real version (as opposed to pirated); genuine version
(idiom) genuine; sincere; wholehearted
sincere; genuine; true
HSK 5
sincere / genuine / straightforward
a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table "yin contract" 陰合同|阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine "yang contract" 陽合同|阳合同 in order to deceive authorities
authentic (painting or calligraphy) / genuine work (of famous artist)
can't judge true or false (idiom); unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake / not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
officially recognized; genuine; legitimate
(Tw) (slang) authentic; genuine (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tsiànn-káng])
to seem almost genuine / easily mistaken for the real thing
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *笃* | 笃* | *笃
(bound form) sincere; genuine / (bound form) (of an illness) serious
to pass off as genuine / spurious
heartfelt and genuine
really / in fact / genuinely / scrupulously
solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent
jade and jade-like stone / impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)


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