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真理 (zhēn lǐ): Truth (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

真 • zhēn • real; so (+adjective) • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

zhēn真

real; so (+adjective)

Word Info

Pinyinzhēn lǐ

Meaningtruth

Characters2

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理 • lǐ • reason, principle, to manage

lǐ理

reason, principle, to manage

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 真理.

不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
草率cǎo shuàicareless; perfunctory; rash
安置ān zhìarrange for; find a place for
本钱běn qiáncapital [money]
补贴bǔ tiēsubsidy; allowance
半途而废bàn tú ér fèigive up halfway; leave something unfinished
边界biān jièboundary; frontier; border
剥削bō xuēexploit
不愧bú kuìbe worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
罢工bà gōnggo on strike; down tools
败坏bài huàiruin; corrupt; debase
绑架bǎng jiàkidnap

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 真理.

Words with 真

认真rèn zhēnearnest
传真chuán zhēnfax
真正zhēn zhèngreal
天真tiān zhēninnocent; naive
真实zhēn shítrue; real; authentic
真诚zhēn chéngsincere; genuine; true
清真qīng zhēnIslamic; Muslim
真挚zhēn zhìsincere; genuine; cordial

4.

How to Use 真理 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

zhēn真

lǐ理

neutral

a truth

Verb + Object

fā发

xiàn现

zhēn真

lǐ理

Noun + Locativewith面前

zhēn真

lǐ理

miàn面

qián前

Adjective + Nounwith绝对

jué绝

duì对

zhēn真

lǐ理

5.

Example Sentences with 真理

zhēn真

lǐ理

shì是

zhēn真

shí实

de的

neutral

discover truth

zhuī追

qiú求

zhēn真

lǐ理

formal

pursue truth

formal

Written

in the face of truth

formal

absolute truth

dào道

lǐ理

。

Truth is a genuine principle.

zhuī追

qiú求

zhēn真

lǐ理

shì是

kē科

xué学

yán研

jiū究

de的

zuì最

zhōng终

mù目

biāo标

。

The pursuit of truth is the ultimate goal of scientific research.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

zì自

jǐ己

zhǎng掌

wò握

de的

jiù就

shì是

jué绝

duì对

zhēn真

lǐ理

ma吗

？

Do you really think what you've grasped is the absolute truth?

kē科

xué学

jiā家

tōng通

guò过

shí实

yàn验

xún寻

zhǎo找

zhēn真

lǐ理

。

Scientists seek truth through experiments.

tā他

shēng声

chēng称

de的

suǒ所

wèi谓

zhēn真

lǐ理

，

qí其

shí实

jīng经

bù不

qǐ起

shí实

jiàn践

de的

jiǎn检

yàn验

。

The so-called truth he claims actually cannot withstand the test of practice.