真的

真的 zhēnde in a sentence

Really (truly)

Full dictionary entry 12 sentences

真的 (zhēnde) means Really (truly). Below are 12 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

我 真的 很抱歉。

Wǒ zhēn de hěn bàoqiàn.

I am really sorry.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 抱歉

难道他 真的 不来了?

Nándào tā zhēn de bù lái le?

Can it be that he really is not coming?

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 难道

我们先假设这是 真的 。

Wǒmen xiān jiǎshè zhè shì zhēn de.

Let us first suppose this is true.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 假设

别瞎说,这不是 真的 。

Bié xiā shuō, zhè bú shì zhēn de.

Do not talk nonsense; this is not true.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 瞎

这些食品都是清 真的 。

Zhèxiē shípǐn dōu shì qīngzhēn de.

All this food is halal.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清真

他的预言后来 真的 应验了。

Tā de yùyán hòulái zhēn de yìngyàn le.

His prediction really did come true later.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 预言

我不是成心的, 真的 很抱歉。

Wǒ bú shì chéngxīn de, zhēn de hěn bàoqiàn.

I did not do it on purpose; I am truly sorry.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 成心

这可不是吹牛,我 真的 做到了。

Zhè kě bú shì chuī niú, wǒ zhēn de zuòdào le.

This is no boast — I really did it.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吹牛

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From the graded readers

我把那张纸拿出来一看——我 真的 忘了。

wǒ bǎ nà / nèi zhāng zhǐ náchū lái yī kàn / kān—— wǒ zhēnde wàngle.

I pulled out the list and looked — I really had forgotten it.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket

我照了很多照片,可是照片没有 真的 好看。

wǒ zhào le / liǎo / liào hěnduō zhàopiàn, kěshì zhàopiàn méiyǒu zhēnde hǎokàn.

I took a lot of photos, but none of them was as good as the real thing.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends

From the travel phrasebook

这是 真的 吗?

Zhè shì zhēn de ma?

Is this genuine?

Travel phrasebook · Shopping and bargaining

我 真的 不能再喝了。

Wǒ zhēn de bù néng zài hē le.

I really can't drink any more.

Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting

Questions about 真的

How is 真的 used in a sentence?

This page shows 12 sentences using 真的 (zhēnde, "Really (truly)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Where can I see the full entry for 真的?

The dictionary page for 真的 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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