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

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• 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

1. 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): ㄓㄣ ㄉㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ dik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēndí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄉㄧˊ
    • 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

1. (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)