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真的

zhēn de · zhen de

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Meaning

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  1. really; truly; indeed
  2. real; true; genuine
  3. (math.) proper
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The talking parrot

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)看到(kàndào)了(le)一只(yīzhī)会(huì)说话(shuōhuà)的(de)鹦鹉(yīngwǔ)！

    Yesterday I saw a talking parrot in the park!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？

    Really?

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)！它(tā)说(shuō)：欢迎光临(huānyíngguānglín)！

    Really! It said: welcome!

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)真的(zhēnde)会(huì)说话(shuōhuà)吗(ma)？你(nǐ)拍(pāi)视频(shìpín)了(le)吗(ma)？

    It can really talk? Did you film a video?

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)吓得(xiàde)手机(shǒujī)都(dōu)掉(diào)了(le)。

    No. I was so scared I dropped my phone.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)真(zhēn)的(de)需(xū)要(yào)提(tí)问(wèn)题(tí)来(lái)知(zhī)道(dào)答(dá)案(àn)吗(ma)？

Do you really need to ask the question to know the answer?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by brauliobezerra · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

演(yǎn)出(chū)真(zhēn)的(de)很(hěn)有(yǒu)意(yì)思(si)，你(nǐ)该(gāi)去(qù)看(kàn)看(kan)的(de)。

The show was very interesting. You should have seen it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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真
zhēn

really; truly

的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute)

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