真相

真相 zhēnxiàng

The real situation (the truth - actual facts)

真相 in a sentence HSK 6 zhenxiang

What 真相 means

The real situation (the truth - actual facts)

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真相 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

真

zhēn

Really (real - true - genuine)

相

xiāng / xiàng

Evaluate (mutually); Appearance (photograph - minister - judge)

Words that share a character with 真相

How to write 真相

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真相 in a sentence

调查终于揭开了真相。

Diàochá zhōngyú jiē kāi le zhēnxiàng.

The investigation finally uncovered the truth.

真相往往比传言复杂。

Zhēnxiàng wǎngwǎng bǐ chuányán fùzá.

The truth is usually more complicated than rumour.

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Questions about 真相

What does 真相 mean in English?

真相 is pronounced zhēnxiàng and means The real situation (the truth - actual facts).

How do you pronounce 真相?

真相 is zhēnxiàng in pinyin — written zhenxiang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 真相?

真相 is written with 2 characters: 真 (zhēn) Really (real - true - genuine), 相 (xiāng / xiàng) Evaluate (mutually); Appearance (photograph - minister - judge). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 真相 an HSK word?

Yes — 真相 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

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