真 + Adj. (really)

Chinese Grammar Basic Chinese ★★★★★ 5/5 neutral zhēn
拼音 zhēn
结构 Subject + 真 + Adj. / Verb
汉字拆解 真 = 十 (ten) + 目 (eye) + 八 (eight), originally a pictograph of transformation

含义

The adverb 真 (zhēn) means 'really' or 'truly' and is placed before an adjective or verb to emphasize that something genuinely possesses that quality. It expresses the speaker's sincere feeling.

真 differs from 很 in that 很 is often a neutral filler before adjectives (很好 is just 'good' in many contexts), while 真 carries genuine emphasis — 真好 means 'really good' with actual emotional weight. 真 is common in exclamations and spontaneous reactions: 真漂亮! (so beautiful!), 真烦人! (so annoying!). It can also precede verbs to mean 'truly/indeed': 我真不想去 (I really don't want to go). Learners should distinguish 真 from 真的 — 真 functions as an adverb before adjectives and verbs, while 真的 can stand alone as 'really?' or modify nouns as 'genuine.'

例句

  1. 今天的天气真舒服。
  2. 你做的饭真好吃。
  3. 这个孩子真聪明。

用法指南

语境: spoken, everyday

语气: emphatic

正确说法

  • 你唱歌真好听。
  • 这次考试真难。
  • 她对人真热情。

错误说法

  • 这个苹果真很大。(Do not combine 真 with 很 — they are both degree adverbs and using them together is redundant) → 这个苹果真大。
  • 真这个地方漂亮。(真 must directly precede the adjective or verb, not the subject — place it before the descriptive word) → 这个地方真漂亮。

起源与历史

The character 真 originally depicted a person who has ascended or transformed, carrying the meaning of 'true' or 'genuine.' Its use as an adverb meaning 'really' is a natural extension — something that is truly the case. This word has been used as an intensifier since early vernacular Chinese.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal

相关短语

...的 (omitting a noun) When the context makes the noun clear, 的 (de) can stand in for an omitted noun, functioning like 'one' or 'the one that' in English. The modifier + 的 combination replaces the entire noun phrase. 太 + Adj. + 了 (excessively) The adverb 太 (tài) means 'too' or 'excessively' and is placed before an adjective to express that something exceeds an appropriate or expected degree. It is often paired with 了 at the end. 已经...了 (already) The adverb 已经 (yǐjīng) means 'already' and is used before the verb to indicate that an action or state has been completed or reached. It is typically paired with 了 at the end of the sentence. 都 (all) The adverb 都 (dōu) means 'all' or 'both' and is placed before the verb to indicate that the preceding subject includes everyone or everything mentioned. It emphasizes totality or inclusiveness. 都 (emphasizing quantity) When 都 (dōu) is used with expressions of quantity, question words, or lists, it emphasizes the completeness or extent of the action — meaning 'every single one' or 'everything without exception.' 就是 (emphasis) The phrase 就是 (jiùshì) is used for emphatic identification or insistence. It means 'precisely,' 'exactly,' or 'it is indeed' and stresses that something is specifically what is being identified. 是...来/去...的 (purpose) The construction 是...来/去...的 is used to emphasize the purpose of coming or going somewhere. 是 and 的 frame the purpose clause, highlighting why the person came or went.
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