真的

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
trad. (真的/眞的)		真/眞	的
simp. (真的)		真	的

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēnde

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ˙ㄉㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ dik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēnde
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ˙ㄉㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhende̊
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-tê⁵
  - Yale: jēn-de
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen.de
  - Palladius: чжэньдэ (čžɛnʹdɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ d̥ə²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ dik¹
  - Yale: jān dīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ dik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ dig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

Adverb

真的

really
我跟她真的只是普通朋友。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Wǒ gēn tā zhēnde zhǐshì pǔtōng péngyǒu. [Pinyin]
She and I are really just friends.

畢業生各種煽情，感情真的那麼深嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
毕业生各种煽情，感情真的那么深吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Bìyèshēng gèzhǒng shānqíng, gǎnqíng zhēnde nàme shēn ma? [Pinyin]
Look at how emotional the graduating students are—are their relationships really that deep?

我真的擔心他會承受不住的。 [MSC, trad.]
我真的担心他会承受不住的。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ zhēn de dānxīn tā huì chéngshòu bù zhù de. [Pinyin]
I'm really worried that he won't be able to endure (this).

Synonyms

(dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Hokkien) 正經／正经 (zhèngjīng)
(Hokkien) 誠實／诚实
(Cantonese, Hakka) 真係／真系

See also

(Hokkien, Teochew) 有影 (ū-iáⁿ)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēndí

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄉㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ dik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēndí
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄉㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhendí
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-ti²
  - Yale: jēn-dí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jendyi
  - Palladius: чжэньди (čžɛnʹdi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ti³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ dik¹
  - Yale: jān dīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ dik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ dig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

Adjective

真的

(literary) true; real
- 餘國各遣子來朝，閒使連屬，林恐所遣或非真的。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  余国各遣子来朝，闲使连属，林恐所遣或非真的。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3^rd century CE
  Yú guó gè qiǎn zǐ lái cháo, xiánshǐ liánshǔ, Lín kǒng suǒ qiǎn huò fēi zhēnde. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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