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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *是* | 是* | *是
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)
HSK 1
to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
HSK 2
really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality
HSK 2
indeed / really / reliable / real / true
HSK 3
true; real
HSK 3
really; truly; indeed / real; true; genuine / (math.) proper
HSK 1
genuine; real; true / really; indeed
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *真* | 真* | *真
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
HSK 1
to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
HSK 7-9
true nature; original state / true to one's nature; genuine and unpretentious
(idiom) half true and half false
HSK 7-9
to maintain (that sth is true) / to determine (a fact) / determination (of an amount) / of the firm opinion / to believe firmly / to set one's mind on / to identify with
HSK 5
admittedly (it's true that...)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
HSK 7-9
(to express one's) true feelings / what is on one's mind / secret mind
HSK 7-9
sincere; genuine; true
HSK 5
true explanation / genuine reason
(botany) true leaf
lifelike / true to life / distinctly / clearly
HSK 7-9
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success
inherent qualities / natural qualities / distinctive character / true qualities
HSK 7-9
to take sth to be true
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *确* | 确* | *确
authenticated / solid / firm / real / true
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *灵* | 灵* | *灵
quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin
HSK 7-9
genuine or fake / true or false
HSK 7-9
an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)
a dream come true
to confirm (sth to be true) / to verify
HSK 5
to imitate to perfection / to be remarkably true to life
what is true and what is false / (to get to know) the real situation
true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere
to turn out to be true / verified / true
realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life
loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life / vivid and realistic
genuine people and true events
trustworthy / reliable / to believe something to be true
the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
true or bogus / authenticity
the real meaning / the true essence
sweetheart / one's true love / the person of one's thoughts
rust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel such as 304 or 316)
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life / realistic
The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅
(coll.) to be a true friend
true or false? / correct or incorrect / to correct errors (in a document)
(after a pronoun or name) what (you, they etc) say is true
to practice Taoism; to cultivate the true self through spiritual exercises
a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart
living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life / vivid and realistic
fiction comes true / play-acting that turns into reality
to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
equally true for (all the rest) / the same thing applies (for everyone)
vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life / lively and realistic
HSK 7-9
to repair a leaky roof / (dialect) to find fault; to nitpick / (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value) / (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
to imitate to perfection / to be remarkably true to life
that is true
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
to introspect / to examine oneself / (Buddhism) vipassana meditation (seeking insight into the true nature of reality)
absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view
pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
true love
affectionate and true / loyal (idiom)
an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the wild; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)
to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state
true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
one's true nature (Buddhism)
(coll.) leading light / true expert / badass
Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella "The True Story of Ah Q" Q正傳|阿Q正传 ("Q" here is typically pronounced as [kiu1] or [qiu1])
original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character
(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
true love
true identity / true colors
what is true and what is fake
Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
true feelings
to see how sb or sth performs when it comes to the crunch; to find out what sb is really made of; to witness true ability or worth revealed under pressure
lit. genuine goods at fair prices (idiom) / fig. genuine; real; true
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
lit. true religion / orthodox religion / orthodox Christianity / Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians)
the true way
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *实* | 实* | *实
real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely
main subject of long novel / true biography
the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis
one's true heart
urban legend (translation of recent Western term) / story or theory circulated as true / same as 都會傳奇|都会传奇
untrustworthy; not true to one's word
(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
to become visible / to appear / to manifest one's true nature
(confirm to be) true / authentic

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