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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
真 zhēn	真 \| 真* \| *真	really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine	HSK 2


认真 rènzhēn	认真 \| 认真* \| *认真	conscientious / earnest / serious / to take seriously / to take to heart	認真 HSK 3


真正 zhēnzhèng	真正 \| 真正* \| *真正	genuine; real; true / really; indeed	HSK 4


传真 chuánzhēn	传真 \| 传真* \| *传真	fax / facsimile	傳真 HSK 4


真实 zhēnshí	真实 \| 真实* \| *真实	true; real	真實 HSK 5


天真 tiānzhēn	天真 \| 天真* \| *天真	naive / innocent / artless	HSK 5


真相 zhēnxiàng	真相 \| 真相* \| *真相	the truth about sth; the actual facts	HSK 6


清真 qīngzhēn	清真 \| 清真* \| *清真	Islamic / Muslim / halal (of food) / clean / pure	HSK 6


真理 zhēnlǐ	真理 \| 真理* \| *真理	truth / CL: 個｜个	HSK 6


真挚 zhēnzhì	真挚 \| 真挚* \| *真挚	sincere / sincerity	真摯 HSK 6


写真 xiězhēn	写真 \| 写真* \| *写真	portrait / to describe sth accurately	寫真


真皮 zhēnpí	真皮 \| 真皮* \| *真皮	(anatomy) dermis / genuine leather


果真 guǒzhēn	果真 \| 果真* \| *果真	really / as expected / sure enough / if indeed... / if it's really...


真爱 zhēn'ài	真爱 \| 真爱* \| *真爱	true love	真愛


真的 zhēnde	真的 \| 真的* \| *真的	really; truly; indeed / real; true; genuine / (math.) proper


真真 zhēnzhēn	真真 \| 真真* \| *真真	really / in fact / genuinely / scrupulously


真言 zhēnyán	真言 \| 真言* \| *真言	true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼｜陀罗尼)


真心 zhēnxīn	真心 \| 真心* \| *真心	wholeheartedness; sincerity


真人 zhēnrén	真人 \| 真人* \| *真人	a real person / Daoist spiritual master


仿真 fǎngzhēn	仿真 \| 仿真* \| *仿真	to emulate / to simulate / emulation / simulation


真切 zhēnqiè	真切 \| 真切* \| *真切	vivid / distinct / clear / sincere / honest


真情 zhēnqíng	真情 \| 真情* \| *真情	real situation / the truth


童真 tóngzhēn	童真 \| 童真* \| *童真	childishness / naivete


纯真 chúnzhēn	纯真 \| 纯真* \| *纯真	innocent and unaffected / pure and unadulterated	純真


真性 zhēnxìng	真性 \| 真性* \| *真性	real / the nature of sth


逼真 bīzhēn	逼真 \| 逼真* \| *逼真	lifelike / true to life / distinctly / clearly


真主 Zhēnzhǔ	真主 \| 真主* \| *真主	Allah


真题 zhēntí	真题 \| 真题* \| *真题	questions from previous years' exams	真題


真菌 zhēnjūn	真菌 \| 真菌* \| *真菌	fungi / fungus


当真 dàngzhēn	当真 \| 当真* \| *当真	to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!	當真


千真万确 qiānzhēnwànquè	千真万确 \| 千真万确* \| *千真万确	absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view	千真萬確


真伪 zhēnwěi	真伪 \| 真伪* \| *真伪	true or bogus / authenticity	真偽


真意 zhēnyì	真意 \| 真意* \| *真意	real intention / true meaning / correct interpretation


真丝 zhēnsī	真丝 \| 真丝* \| *真丝	silk / pure silk	真絲


失真 shīzhēn	失真 \| 失真* \| *失真	to lack fidelity / (signal) distortion


较真 jiàozhēn	较真 \| 较真* \| *较真	serious / in earnest	較真


修真 xiūzhēn	修真 \| 修真* \| *修真	to practice Taoism; to cultivate the true self through spiritual exercises


真空 zhēnkōng	真空 \| 真空* \| *真空	vacuum


真格 zhēngé	真格 \| 真格* \| *真格	true / real


真容 zhēnróng	真容 \| 真容* \| *真容	portrait / true features; (fig.) true nature


货真价实 huòzhēnjiàshí	货真价实 \| 货真价实* \| *货真价实	genuine goods at fair prices / (fig.) genuine / real / true	貨真價實


真身 zhēnshēn	真身 \| 真身* \| *真身	the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy


真经 zhēnjīng	真经 \| 真经* \| *真经	sutra / Taoist treatise	真經


真心实意 zhēnxīnshíyì	真心实意 \| 真心实意* \| *真心实意	genuine and sincere (idiom) / wholehearted	真心實意


颜真卿 Yán Zhēnqīng	颜真卿 \| 颜真卿* \| *颜真卿	Yan Zhenqing (709-785), a leading calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty	顏真卿


真知 zhēnzhī	真知 \| 真知* \| *真知	real knowledge


真凶 zhēnxiōng	真凶 \| 真凶* \| *真凶	culprit	真兇


率真 shuàizhēn	率真 \| 率真* \| *率真	frank and sincere / candid


铁木真 Tiěmùzhēn	铁木真 \| 铁木真* \| *铁木真	Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗	鐵木真


天真烂漫 tiānzhēnlànmàn	天真烂漫 \| 天真烂漫* \| *天真烂漫	innocent and unaffected	天真爛漫


真假 zhēnjiǎ	真假 \| 真假* \| *真假	genuine or fake / true or false


真谛 zhēndì	真谛 \| 真谛* \| *真谛	the real meaning / the true essence	真諦


女真 Nǚzhēn	女真 \| 女真* \| *女真	Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金｜后金 and Qing Dynasty


实践是检验真理的唯一标准 shíjiànshìjiǎnyànzhēnlǐdewéiyībiāozhǔn	实践…标准 \| 实践…标准* \| *实践…标准	Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)	實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準


返璞归真 fǎnpúguīzhēn	返璞归真 \| 返璞归真* \| *返璞归真	to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state	返璞歸真


归真 guīzhēn	归真 \| 归真* \| *归真	to die (Buddhism) / to return to Allah (Islam)	歸真


高保真 gāobǎozhēn	高保真 \| 高保真* \| *高保真	high fidelity / hi-fi


真武 Zhēnwǔ	真武 \| 真武* \| *真武	Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝


真棒 zhēnbàng	真棒 \| 真棒* \| *真棒	super! / really great / wonderful


真知灼见 zhēnzhīzhuójiàn	真知灼见 \| 真知灼见* \| *真知灼见	penetrating insight	真知灼見


真是 zhēnshi	真是 \| 真是* \| *真是	indeed; truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)


真诚 zhēnchéng	真诚 \| 真诚* \| *真诚	sincere; genuine; true	真誠


信以为真 xìnyǐwéizhēn	信以为真 \| 信以为真* \| *信以为真	to take sth to be true	信以為真


真个 zhēngè	真个 \| 真个* \| *真个	(dialect) really; truly; indeed	真個


弄假成真 nòngjiǎchéngzhēn	弄假成真 \| 弄假成真* \| *弄假成真	pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true


彭真 Péng Zhēn	彭真 \| 彭真* \| *彭真	Peng Zhen (1902-1997), Chinese communist leader


真空管 zhēnkōngguǎn	真空管 \| 真空管* \| *真空管	vacuum tube


真传 zhēnchuán	真传 \| 真传* \| *真传	authentic tradition / handed-down teachings or techniques	真傳


真情实意 zhēnqíngshíyì	真情实意 \| 真情实意* \| *真情实意	out of genuine friendship (idiom) / sincere feelings	真情實意


真核 zhēnhé	真核 \| 真核* \| *真核	eukaryotic


保真度 bǎozhēndù	保真度 \| 保真度* \| *保真度	fidelity


半真半假 bànzhēnbànjiǎ	半真半假 \| 半真半假* \| *半真半假	(idiom) half true and half false


真才实学 zhēncáishíxué	真才实学 \| 真才实学* \| *真才实学	solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent	真才實學


真道 zhēndào	真道 \| 真道* \| *真道	the true way


真金不怕火炼 zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn	真金…火炼 \| 真金…火炼* \| *真金…火炼	True gold fears no fire. (idiom)	真金不怕火煉


乱真 luànzhēn	乱真 \| 乱真* \| *乱真	to pass off as genuine / spurious	亂真


真确 zhēnquè	真确 \| 真确* \| *真确	authentic	真確


真如 Zhēnrú	真如 \| 真如* \| *真如	Tathata


鉴真 Jiànzhēn	鉴真 \| 鉴真* \| *鉴真	Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism	鑒真


真刀真枪 zhēndāozhēnqiāng	真刀真枪 \| 真刀真枪* \| *真刀真枪	real swords, real spears (idiom) / real weapons / very much for real / every bit real / the genuine article	真刀真槍


真凭实据 zhēnpíngshíjù	真凭实据 \| 真凭实据* \| *真凭实据	reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof / definitive evidence	真憑實據


真髓 zhēnsuǐ	真髓 \| 真髓* \| *真髓	the real essence (of the matter)


真香 zhēnxiāng	真香 \| 真香* \| *真香	awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014)


鉴真和尚 Jiànzhēnhéshang	鉴真和尚 \| 鉴真和尚* \| *鉴真和尚	Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism	鑒真和尚


真事 zhēnshì	真事 \| 真事* \| *真事	reality / veracity / the real thing


真伪莫辨 zhēnwěimòbiàn	真伪莫辨 \| 真伪莫辨* \| *真伪莫辨	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)	真偽莫辨


归真返璞 guīzhēnfǎnpú	归真返璞 \| 归真返璞* \| *归真返璞	see 返璞歸真｜返璞归真	歸真返璞


真亮 zhēnliàng	真亮 \| 真亮* \| *真亮	clear


真人秀 zhēnrénxiù	真人秀 \| 真人秀* \| *真人秀	(TV) reality show


写真集 xiězhēnjí	写真集 \| 写真集* \| *写真集	photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model	寫真集


真空泵 zhēnkōngbèng	真空泵 \| 真空泵* \| *真空泵	vacuum pump


真数 zhēnshù	真数 \| 真数* \| *真数	logarithm	真數


真象 zhēnxiàng	真象 \| 真象* \| *真象	(variant of 真相) the truth about sth; the actual facts


真人不露相 zhēnrénbùlòuxiàng	真人不露相 \| 真人不露相* \| *真人不露相	the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)


真面目 zhēnmiànmù	真面目 \| 真面目* \| *真面目	true identity / true colors


真神 zhēnshén	真神 \| 真神* \| *真神	the True God


真迹 zhēnjì	真迹 \| 真迹* \| *真迹	authentic (painting or calligraphy) / genuine work (of famous artist)	真跡


真相大白 zhēnxiàngdàbái	真相大白 \| 真相大白* \| *真相大白	the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear


真心话大冒险 Zhēnxīnhuà Dà Màoxiǎn	真心…冒险 \| 真心…冒险* \| *真心…冒险	The Moment of Truth (TV show) / Truth or Dare (game)	真心話大冒險


真珠 zhēnzhū	真珠 \| 真珠* \| *真珠	variant of 珍珠

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