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really; truly; indeed / real; true; genuine / (math.) proper
HSK 1
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  *真* | 真* | *真
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
HSK 1
conscientious / earnest / serious / to take seriously / to take to heart
HSK 1
genuine; real; true / really; indeed
HSK 2
true; real
HSK 3
naive / innocent / artless
HSK 4
truth / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
the truth about sth; the actual facts
HSK 5
to fax / a fax / (literary) to portray vividly in painting
HSK 5
sincere; genuine; true
HSK 5
real situation / the truth
HSK 7-9
(physics, fig.) vacuum / (slang) to not wear underwear
HSK 7-9
sincere / sincerity
HSK 7-9
lifelike / true to life / distinctly / clearly
HSK 7-9
genuine or fake / true or false
HSK 7-9
wholeheartedness; sincerity
HSK 7-9
to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!
HSK 7-9
really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really...
HSK 7-9
(idiom) half true and half false
HSK 7-9
to tell the truth / honestly / in fact
HSK 7-9
mosque
HSK 7-9
Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
HSK 7-9
to emulate / to simulate / emulation / simulation
true love
questions from previous years' exams
vacuum pump
a real person / Daoist spiritual master
Islamic / Muslim / halal (of food) / clean / pure
to lack fidelity / (signal) distortion
porgy (Pagrosomus major) / red sea bream
innocent and unaffected / pure and unadulterated
indeed; truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
(idiom) innocent and unaffected
real knowledge
sutra / Taoist treatise
silk / pure silk
vivid / distinct / clear / sincere / honest
high fidelity / hi-fi
the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
true / real
true or bogus / authenticity
culprit
real / the nature of sth
portrait / true features; (fig.) true nature
(anatomy) dermis / genuine leather
serious; meticulous; nitpicky / to take sth (or sb) seriously
authentic tradition / handed-down teachings or techniques
the real meaning / the true essence
Allah
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
fungi / fungus
to practice Taoism; to cultivate the true self through spiritual exercises
real intention / true meaning / correct interpretation
(dialect) really; truly; indeed
Tathata
to take sth to be true
lit. genuine goods at fair prices (idiom) / fig. genuine; real; true
penetrating insight
the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
to die (Buddhism) / to return to Allah (Islam)
really / in fact / genuinely / scrupulously
to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state
(idiom) sincere; heartfelt
childishness / naivete
absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view
fidelity
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗
solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent
lit. real swords and spears (idiom) / fig. very much for real; genuine
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
true identity / true colors
reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof / definitive evidence
to pass off as genuine / spurious
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
out of genuine friendship (idiom) / sincere feelings
reality / veracity / the real thing
pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
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)
essence
clear
awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014)
super! / really great / wonderful
the True God
(TV) reality show
the true way
eukaryotic
variant of 珍珠
truth, goodness and beauty
hard to distinguish real from imitation
logarithm
You're really quite something! / You're just amazing!
authenticity / truthfulness / veracity / reality / validity
(slang) really cool, awesome
Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
a dream come true
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
vacuum tube
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)

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