当真

• Pinyin: dàng zhēn
• Desglose de hanzi: 当 = 当 (regard as); 真 = 十 + 目 + 八 (true)

Significado

tomar en serio; creer que es verdad; de verdad

Can mean treating something as real when it might be a joke, or as an adverb emphasizing that something is genuinely true. Context determines whether it questions or affirms authenticity.

Ejemplos

1. 你别当真，我只是开个玩笑。
2. 他当真以为自己能赢得比赛。
3. 这件事当真发生了，不是编造的。

Guía de uso

Contexto: warnings, emphasis, reactions

Tono: varies

Correcto

• 你说的话我可是当真的。(I am taking what you said seriously.)
• 这部小说改编自当真发生的事件。(This novel is adapted from events that actually happened.)

Incorrecto

• 我当真假的事情 — contradictory; 当真 means treating as real, not treating real things as fake

Origen e historia

当 (regard as) + 真 (real/true)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal