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真是 (zhēn shi): Really (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

真是 consists of 2 characters.

real; so (+adjective)

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Pinyinzhēn shi

Meaningreally

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word真是

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3.

How to Use 真是 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 真是 with other words naturally.

Idiomwith不可思议

zhēn真

shi是

bù不

kě可

sī思

yì议

neutral

really incredible

Verb + Object

zhēn真

shi是

ràng让

rén人

shī失

wàng望

Adverb + Adjectivewith太好了

zhēn真

shi是

tài太

hǎo好

le了

4.

Example Sentences with 真是

nǐ你

zhēn真

shì是

hǎo好

rén人

。

You are really a good person.

neutral

really disappointing

zhēn真

shi是

má麻

fan烦

nǐ你

le了

informalSpoken

really trouble you

neutral

Spoken

really great

nǐ你

zhēn真

shì是

bāng帮

le了

wǒ我

yí一

gè个

dà大

máng忙

，

bù不

rán然

wǒ我

zhēn真

bù不

zhī知

dào道

gāi该

zěn怎

me么

bàn办

le了

。

You really did me a huge favor; otherwise, I wouldn't have known what to do.

guì贵

gōng公

sī司

de的

zhuān专

yè业

jīng精

shén神

zhēn真

shì是

lìng令

rén人

yìn印

xiàng象

shēn深

kè刻

，

zhí值

dé得

wǒ我

men们

xué学

xí习

。

Your company's professionalism is truly impressive and worthy of our emulation.

jīn今

tiān天

zhēn真

shì是

gè个

hǎo好

tiān天

qì气

，

wǒ我

men们

chū出

qù去

sàn散

bù步

ba吧

。

It's really a nice day today, let's go for a walk.

tā他

zhēn真

shì是

méi没

yǒu有

kǎo考

lǜ虑

dào到

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

de的

qián潜

zài在

fēng风

xiǎn险

ma吗

？

Did he really not consider the potential risks of this plan?

zhè这

jié结

guǒ果

zhēn真

shì是

chū出

hū乎

yì意

liào料

，

wǒ我

men们

zhī之

qián前

de的

yù预

cè测

wán完

quán全

cuò错

le了

。

This outcome is really unexpected; our previous predictions were completely wrong.

tā他

zhēn真

shì是

cōng聪

míng明

，

zhè这

me么

kuài快

jiù就

jiě解

jué决

le了

zhè这

ge个

nán难

tí题

。

He is really smart to solve this difficult problem so quickly.

suī虽

rán然

guò过

chéng程

qū曲

zhé折

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

néng能

dá达

chéng成

gòng共

shí识

，

zhēn真

shì是

lìng令

rén人

xīn欣

wèi慰

。

Although the process was tortuous, finally reaching a consensus is truly gratifying.

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天真tiān zhēnHSK 5
真实zhēn shíHSK 5
真诚zhēn chéngHSK 5
清真qīng zhēnHSK 6
真挚zhēn zhìHSK 6

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但是dàn shìHSK 2
只是zhǐ shìHSK 3
总是zǒng shìHSK 3
还是hái shìHSK 3
于是yú shìHSK 4
可是kě shìHSK 4
就是jiù shìHSK 4
是否

shì fǒu

HSK 4