果真

• Pinyin: guǒ zhēn
• Desglose de hanzi: 果 = 木 (tree) + 田 (field) — ripe fruit that confirms growth; 真 = 匕 (transform) + 目 (eye) + 八 (divide) — seeing the true form of things

Significado

en efecto; realmente; tal como se esperaba

Functions as both an adverb (confirming a result: 'it truly was the case') and a conjunction (conditional: 'if indeed it turns out that...'). Carries a sense of the speaker's hypothesis being validated. More literary than 果然, often appearing in written or semi-formal speech.

Ejemplos

1. 他果真没有食言，如约出现在了约定的地点。
2. 传言果真属实，该公司已宣布正式破产。
3. 果真如你所说，这项政策将给数百万人带来直接影响。

Guía de uso

Contexto: confirmation, narrative, analysis, formal writing

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 调查结果出来后，大家的担忧果真得到了证实。(After the investigation results came out, everyone's concerns were indeed confirmed.)
• 果真有这样的政策出台，受益者将不计其数。(If there truly is such a policy introduced, the number of beneficiaries will be enormous.)

Incorrecto

• 我果真不知道 — 果真 confirms anticipated outcomes; for simple denial of knowledge say 我确实不知道 or 我真的不清楚

Origen e historia

果 (result, indeed) + 真 (true, real)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal