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true; real
HSK 3
really; truly; indeed / real; true; genuine / (math.) proper
HSK 1
truth / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
genuine; real; true / really; indeed
HSK 2
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  *真* | 真* | *真
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
HSK 1
(idiom) with real guns and live ammunition; (fig.) for real (involving genuine action rather than rehearsal, simulation or theory); (coll.) to have actual sex; to go all the way
the truth about sth; the actual facts
HSK 5
sincere; genuine; true
HSK 5
true explanation / genuine reason
(botany) true leaf
Khmer kingdom of Kampuchea or Cambodia / Chinese term for Cambodia from 7th to 15th century
(anatomy) dermis / genuine leather
genuine or fake / true or false
HSK 7-9
sincere / sincerity
HSK 7-9
indeed; truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
wholeheartedness; sincerity
HSK 7-9
authentic tradition / handed-down teachings or techniques
true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
genuine people and true events
the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
true or bogus / authenticity
truth, goodness and beauty
out of genuine friendship (idiom) / sincere feelings
the real meaning / the true essence
lit. real swords and spears (idiom) / fig. very much for real; genuine
fungi / fungus
real situation / the truth
HSK 7-9
silk / pure silk
(TV) reality show
(physics, fig.) vacuum / (slang) to not wear underwear
HSK 7-9
dermis
Allah
eukaryotic
questions from previous years' exams
the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
a real person / Daoist spiritual master
vivid / distinct / clear / sincere / honest
Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
HSK 7-9
vacuum tube
You're really quite something! / You're just amazing!
true love
logarithm
authentic
true identity / true colors
real-life version (of some imaginary character)
(dialect) really; truly; indeed
natural voice; modal voice (cf. 假聲|假声, falsetto)
hard to distinguish real from imitation
culprit
authenticity / truthfulness / veracity / reality / validity
(Mohammad Ali) Jinnah (founder of Pakistan)
the true way
super! / really great / wonderful
to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis
the feeling that sth is genuine / sense of reality / in the flesh
awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014)
real version (as opposed to pirated); genuine version
(slang) really cool, awesome
(idiom) genuine; sincere; wholehearted
to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc) / ordained by heaven
beech mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus)
sincere / genuine / straightforward
proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths) / see also: improper fraction 假分數|假分数 and mixed number 帶分數|带分数
Shingon Buddhism
Pravda (newspaper)
real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
essence
porgy (Pagrosomus major) / red sea bream
Hezbollah (Lebanon Islamic group)
true / real
true affirmative (TA)
real intention / true meaning / correct interpretation
real knowledge
authentic (painting or calligraphy) / genuine work (of famous artist)
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
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)
truth table
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity / aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
Zhenpan commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
sutra / Taoist treatise
Corbicula leana, a species of clam
portrait / true features; (fig.) true nature
real / the nature of sth
reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof / definitive evidence
really / in fact / genuinely / scrupulously
penetrating insight
vacuum pump
the truth / reality
true color
Tathata
proper subset
The Moment of Truth (TV show) / Truth or Dare (game)
clear
solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent
(coll.) serious; real; true
reality / veracity / the real thing
eumetazoa / subkingdom of animals excluding sponges
odd / unusual / I can't believe that ...

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