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really; truly; indeed / real; true; genuine / (math.) proper
HSK 1
truth / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
genuine; real; true / really; indeed
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *真* | 真* | *真
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
HSK 1
true; real
HSK 3
sincere; genuine; true
HSK 5
the truth about sth; the actual facts
HSK 5
eumetazoa / subkingdom of animals excluding sponges
Corbicula leana, a species of clam
the real meaning / the true essence
(anatomy) dermis / genuine leather
genuine or fake / true or false
HSK 7-9
indeed; truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
wholeheartedness; sincerity
HSK 7-9
true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
out of genuine friendship (idiom) / sincere feelings
genuine people and true events
the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
truth, goodness and beauty
true or bogus / authenticity
reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof / definitive evidence
fungi / fungus
(idiom) genuine; sincere; wholehearted
real situation / the truth
HSK 7-9
(TV) reality show
silk / pure silk
(physics, fig.) vacuum / (slang) to not wear underwear
HSK 7-9
Allah
eukaryotic
the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
a real person / Daoist spiritual master
vivid / distinct / clear / sincere / honest
sincere / sincerity
HSK 7-9
Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
HSK 7-9
authentic
vacuum tube
lit. real swords and spears (idiom) / fig. very much for real; genuine
You're really quite something! / You're just amazing!
true identity / true colors
real-life version (of some imaginary character)
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
the true way
porgy (Pagrosomus major) / red sea bream
true love
super! / really great / wonderful
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)
penetrating insight
real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
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
the truth / reality
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
to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc) / ordained by heaven
beech mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus)
solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent
sincere / genuine / straightforward
authentic (painting or calligraphy) / genuine work (of famous artist)
The Moment of Truth (TV show) / Truth or Dare (game)
Shingon Buddhism
Hezbollah (Lebanon Islamic group)
the feeling that sth is genuine / sense of reality / in the flesh
essence
authentic tradition / handed-down teachings or techniques
true / real
true affirmative (TA)
real intention / true meaning / correct interpretation
Khmer kingdom of Kampuchea or Cambodia / Chinese term for Cambodia from 7th to 15th century
real knowledge
questions from previous years' exams
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
(dialect) really; truly; indeed
logarithm
(music) the highest note one can sing in a natural (non-falsetto) voice
truth table
culprit
sutra / Taoist treatise
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
Eumycetes (taxonomic class of fungi)
portrait / true features; (fig.) true nature
real / the nature of sth
really / in fact / genuinely / scrupulously
Pravda (newspaper)
vacuum pump
(Mohammad Ali) Jinnah (founder of Pakistan)
to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis
true color
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
Tathata
proper subset
clear
authenticity / truthfulness / veracity / reality / validity
(coll.) serious; real; true
reality / veracity / the real thing
odd / unusual / I can't believe that ...
Ministry of Truth, a fictional ministry from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
hard to distinguish real from imitation
the True God

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