zhēn
really
truly
indeed
real
true
genuine
xiě zhēn
portrait
to describe sth accurately
zhēn zhèng
genuine
real
true
genuinely
zhēn shí xìng
authenticity
truthfulness
veracity
reality
validity
rèn zhēn
conscientious
earnest
serious
to take seriously
to take to heart
zhēn jiǎ
genuine or fake
true or false
zhēn xiàng
the truth about sth
the actual facts
zhēn miàn mù
true identity
true colors
zhēn qiè
vivid
distinct
clear
sincere
honest
zhēn shàn měi
truth, goodness and beauty
zhēn yì
real intention
true meaning
correct interpretation
zhēn dì
the real meaning
the true essence
shī zhēn
to lack fidelity
(signal) distortion
qīng zhēn
Islamic
Muslim
halal (of food)
clean
pure
bī zhēn
lifelike
true to life
distinctly
clearly
zhēn zhū
pearl
usually written 珍珠[zhen1 zhu1]
guǒ zhēn
really
as expected
sure enough
if indeed...
if it's really...
fǎng zhēn
to emulate
to simulate
emulation
simulation
zhēn xīn
sincere
heartfelt
CL:片[pian4]
zhēn rén
actual person
in the flesh
Daoist spiritual master
huò zhēn jià shí
genuine goods at fair prices
zhēn yán
true statement
incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼)
Zhēn wǔ
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity
aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝
dāng zhēn
to take seriously
serious
No joking, really!
zhēn pí
dermis (layer within the skin containing sense of touch)
zhēn wěi
true or bogus
authenticity
zhēn chuán
authentic tradition
handed-down teachings or techniques
zhēn jì
authentic (painting or calligraphy)
genuine work (of famous artist)
qiān zhēn wàn què
absolutely true (idiom)
manifold
true from many points of view
zhēn róng
portrait
genuine appearance
real face
zhēn xiàng dà bái
the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
zhēn bàng
super!
really great
wonderful
zhēn zhēn
really
in fact
genuinely
scrupulously
zhēn shi de
Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
zhēn shí gǎn
the feeling that sth is genuine
sense of reality
in the flesh
zhēn mìng
to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc)
ordained by heaven
zhēn niú
(slang) really cool, awesome
zhēn rén zhēn shì
genuine people and true events
zhēn shì
reality
veracity
the real thing
zhēn shēn
the real body (of Buddha or a God)
true effigy
zhēn xīn shí yì
genuine and sincere (idiom)
wholehearted
zhēn jiǎ nán biàn
hard to distinguish real from imitation
Nǚ zhēn
Nüzhen or Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 and Qing dynasty
zhēn xiàng
the whole elephant (i.e. not the small parts felt by the proverbial blind feelers)
fig. the whole picture
a realistic overall view of the whole situation
zhēn cái shí xué
solid learning
real ability and learning
genuine talent
yán zhēn qīng
name of a person, Yan Zhenqing, a famous calligrapher
Jiàn zhēn
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
zhēn xīn huà dà mào xiǎn
The Moment of Truth (TV show)
Truth or Dare (game)
Péng Zhēn
Peng Zhen (1902-1997), Chinese communist leader
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
a friend in need is a friend indeed (idiom)
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
real swords, real spears (idiom)
real weapons
very much for real
every bit real
the genuine article
shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn
Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
zhēn shū
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
zhēn suǐ
the real essence (of the matter)
zhēn guài
odd
unusual
I can't believe that ...
zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
zhēn bǎn
real version (as opposed to pirated)
genuine version
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
(idiom) half true and half false
jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán
after wine, spit out the truth
in vino veritas
Zhēn zhǔ dǎng
Hezbollah (Lebanon Islamic group)
zhēn píng shí jù
reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
definitive evidence
zhēn shuài
sincere
genuine
straightforward
zhēn qíng shí yì
out of genuine friendship (idiom)
sincere feelings
zhēn shēng
natural voice
modal voice
true voice
opposite: falsetto 假聲|假声[jia3 sheng1]
jiào zhēn r
erhua variant of 較真|较真[jiao4 zhen1]
zhēn diāo
porgy (Pagrosomus major)
red sea bream
shú zhēn shú jiǎ
what is true and what is fake
zhēn quán
to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text)
true commentary
correct exegesis
zhēn fēn shù
proper fraction (with numerator < denominator, e.g. five sevenths)
see also: improper fraction 假分數|假分数[jia3 fen1 shu4] and mixed number 帶分數|带分数[dai4 fen1 shu4]
shā zhēn jūn
fungicidal
to have a fungicidal effect
Dào zhēn xiàn
Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou
Zhēn là
Khmer kingdom of Kampuchea or Cambodia
Chinese term for Cambodia from 7th to 15th century
ào mǔ zhēn lǐ jiào
Aum Shinrikyo, the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
Jiàn zhēn hé shang
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
Dào zhēn Yì lǎo zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zūn yì], northeast Guizhou
Zhēn nà
(Mohammad Ali) Jinnah (founder of Pakistan)
Dào zhēn zì zhì xiàn
Daozhen Klau and Hmong autonomous county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou
guī zhēn fǎn pú
see 返璞歸真|返璞归真[fan3 pu2 gui1 zhen1]
jiǎ xì zhēn chàng
fiction comes true
play-acting that turns into reality
zhēn wěi mò biàn
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)
zhēn xiàng bì lù
real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
Zhēn pān jùn
Zhenpan commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
zhēn shì
true explanation
genuine reason
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
to show one's true colors after a stern test
zhēn hòu shēng dòng wù
eumetazoa
subkingdom of animals excluding sponges
zhèng jiào zhēn quán
Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wang2 Dai4 yu2], a study of Islam
also translated as Real hermeneutics of orthodox religion
zhēn jūn gāng
Eumycetes (taxonomic class of fungi)
zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ lái shāo
see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4]
zhèng quán zhēn kōng
power vacuum
political vacuum
huàn nàn zhī jiāo cái shì zhēn zhèng de péng you
a friend in need is a friend indeed (English proverb)
cf idiom 患難之交|患难之交, a friend in need
zhēn shēng zuì gāo yīn
highest true (non-falsetto) voice
huǒ yǎn jīn jīng shí zhēn jiǎ
fiery eyes and golden pupils can discern truth from falsehood (idiom)
xū wěi lèi zhēn
false but apparently real
Zhēn xīn huà Dà Mào xiǎn
The Moment of Truth (TV show)
Truth or Dare (game)
zhēn shi
indeed
truly
(coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about sth)
zhēn yǒu nǐ de
You're really quite something!
You're just amazing!
Zhēn lǐ bù
Ministry of Truth, a fictional ministry from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
zǒng xié bō shī zhēn
(acoustics) total harmonic distortion (THD)
fǎn pú guī zhēn
to return to one's true self
to regain the natural state
Dào zhēn Gē lǎo zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn
Daozhen Klau and Hmong Autonomous County in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], northeast Guizhou
huán yuán zhēn xiàng
to set the record straight
to clarify the facts
Tiě mù zhēn
Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2]
Yán Zhēn qīng
Yan Zhenqing (709-785), a leading calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty
zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
dàng zhēn
to take seriously
serious
No joking, really!
bù shì Lú shān zhēn miàn mù
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain
fig. can't see the forest for the trees
luàn zhēn
to pass off as genuine
spurious
liù zì zhēn yán
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
Ào mǔ Zhēn lǐ jiào
Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
Nǚ zhēn
Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] and Qing Dynasty
xiě zhēn jí
photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model
jī kě luàn zhēn
to seem almost genuine
easily mistaken for the real thing