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charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *真* | 真* | *真
really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine
HSK 1
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
really; truly; indeed / real; true; genuine / (math.) proper
HSK 1
to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
HSK 2
really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality
HSK 2
genuine; real; true / really; indeed
HSK 2
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
HSK 2
true; real
HSK 3
indeed / really / reliable / real / true
HSK 3
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
sincere; genuine; true
HSK 5
to confirm (sth to be true) / to verify
HSK 5
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
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *灵* | 灵* | *灵
quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin
HSK 7-9
(to express one's) true feelings / what is on one's mind / secret mind
HSK 7-9
inherent qualities / natural qualities / distinctive character / true qualities
HSK 7-9
lifelike / true to life / distinctly / clearly
HSK 7-9
genuine or fake / true or false
HSK 7-9
admittedly (it's true that...)
HSK 7-9
vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life / lively and realistic
HSK 7-9
(idiom) half true and half false
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to have one's wishes come true; wish you the best!
HSK 7-9
The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *实* | 实* | *实
real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely
Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella The True Story of Ah Q Q正傳|阿Q正传
true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *确* | 确* | *确
authenticated / solid / firm / real / true
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *笃* | 笃* | *笃
serious (illness) / sincere / true
to become visible / to appear / to manifest one's true nature
to turn out to be true / verified / true
serious / earnest / real / true
absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view
real intention / true meaning / correct interpretation
true or bogus / authenticity
true love
to practice Taoism; to cultivate the true self through spiritual exercises
true / real
original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character
what is true and what is false / (to get to know) the real situation
to show one's true nature (derog.) / to betray oneself
main subject of long novel / true biography
(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
(coll.) leading light / true expert / badass
the real meaning / the true essence
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
to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state
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)
to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success
the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
to take sth to be true
portrait / true features; (fig.) true nature
indeed / true! (I agree with you)
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life / realistic
genuine goods at fair prices / (fig.) genuine / real / true
to imitate to perfection / to be remarkably true to life
living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life / vivid and realistic
to come true / to come about as predicted / to be fulfilled
true or false? / correct or incorrect / to correct errors (in a document)
loyal and devoted (idiom); faithful and true
true motive / true feelings
(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
untrustworthy; not true to one's word
true love
the true way
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
to show one's true colors
(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
falsetto (opposite: 真聲|真声, natural or true voice)
true feelings
living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life / vivid and realistic
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)
trustworthy / reliable / to believe something to be true
the True God
lit. true religion / orthodox religion / orthodox Christianity / Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians)
one's true nature (Buddhism)
urban legend (translation of recent Western term) / story or theory circulated as true / same as 都市傳奇|都市传奇
true identity / true colors
a dream come true
(after a pronoun or name) what (you, they etc) say is true
Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆, a study of Islam / also translated as Real hermeneutics of orthodox religion
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. 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. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom) / fig. can't see the forest for the trees
(idiom) to live up to one's name; true to one's name
fiction comes true / play-acting that turns into reality
to introspect / to examine oneself / (Buddhism) vipassana meditation (seeking insight into the true nature of reality)
a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart
(coll.) to be a true friend
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
what is true and what is fake
an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)
an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the wild; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)
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 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
sweetheart / one's true love / the person of one's thoughts
to come true

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