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"true effigy" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
真身 zhēn shēn the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
真 zhēn really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine syn
相信 xiāng xìn to believe / to be convinced / to accept as true syn
以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) syn
确实 確實 què shí indeed / really / reliable / real / true syn
真正 zhēn zhèng genuine / real / true / really / indeed syn
实在 實在 shí zài really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality syn
真实 真實 zhēn shí true / real syn
证实 證實 zhèng shí to confirm (sth to be true) / to verify syn
真诚 真誠 zhēn chéng sincere / genuine / true syn
确 確 què authenticated / solid / firm / real / true syn
认定 認定 rèn dìng to maintain (that sth is true) / to determine (a fact) / determination (of an amount) / of the firm opinion / to believe firmly / to set one's mind on / to identify with syn
实 實 shí real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely syn
挚爱 摯愛 zhì ài true love syn
千真万确 千真萬確 qiān zhēn wàn què absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view syn
真面目 zhēn miàn mù true identity / true colors syn
属实 屬實 shǔ shí to turn out to be true / verified / true syn
货真价实 貨真價實 huò zhēn jià shí genuine goods at fair prices / (fig.) genuine / real / true syn
亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
真谛 真諦 zhēn dì the real meaning / the true essence syn
逼真 bī zhēn lifelike / true to life / distinctly / clearly syn
心里话 心裡話 xīn li huà (to express one's) true feelings / what is on one's mind / secret mind
原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn
应验 應驗 yìng yàn to come true / to come about as predicted / to be fulfilled syn
忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom) / faithful and true syn
心想事成 xīn xiǎng shì chéng to have one's wishes come true / wish you the best! syn
本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù true colors / true features syn
意中人 yì zhōng rén sweetheart / one's true love / the person of one's thoughts syn
真假 zhēn jiǎ genuine or fake / true or false syn
真伪 真偽 zhēn wěi true or bogus / authenticity syn
真意 zhēn yì real intention / true meaning / correct interpretation syn
现形 現形 xiàn xíng to become visible / to appear / to manifest one's true nature syn
固然 gù rán admittedly (it's true that...) syn
栩栩如生 xǔ xǔ rú shēng vivid and lifelike (idiom) / true to life / realistic syn
正传 正傳 zhèng zhuàn main subject of long novel / true biography
活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn
正名 zhèng míng to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
够朋友 夠朋友 gòu péng you (coll.) to be a true friend syn
显形 顯形 xiǎn xíng to show one's true nature (derog.) / to betray oneself syn
得志 得誌 dé zhì to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success syn
成真 chéng zhēn to come true
写实 寫實 xiě shí realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life syn
诚然 誠然 chéng rán indeed / true! (I agree with you) syn
心迹 心跡 xīn jì true motive / true feelings syn
虚实 虛實 xū shí what is true and what is false / (to get to know) the real situation syn
返璞归真 返璞歸真 fǎn pú guī zhēn to return to one's true self / to regain the natural state
正教 zhèng jiào lit. true religion / orthodox religion / orthodox Christianity / Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians) syn
维妙维肖 維妙維肖 wéi miào wéi xiào to imitate to perfection / to be remarkably true to life syn
本色 běn sè inherent qualities / natural qualities / distinctive character / true qualities syn
听来 聽來 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere
般若 bō rě (Buddhism) wisdom / insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
真神 zhēn shén the True God
信以为真 信以為真 xìn yǐ wéi zhēn to take sth to be true syn
正史 zhèng shǐ the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
真道 zhēn dào the true way
绘声绘色 繪聲繪色 huì shēng huì sè vivid and colorful (idiom) / true to life / lively and realistic syn
真彩色 zhēn cǎi sè true color
言而无信 言而無信 yán ér wú xìn untrustworthy / not true to one's word syn
正误 正誤 zhèng wù true or false? / correct or incorrect / to correct errors (in a document) syn
露相 lòu xiàng to show one's true colors
真的 zhēn de really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine / (math.) proper syn
灵 靈 líng quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin syn
真格 zhēn gé true / real syn
真人真事 zhēn rén zhēn shì genuine people and true events syn
真言 zhēn yán true statement / incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼) syn
笃 篤 dǔ serious (illness) / sincere / true syn
正儿八经 正兒八經 zhèng ér bā jīng serious / earnest / real / true syn
露马脚 露馬腳 lòu mǎ jiǎo to reveal the cloven foot (idiom) / to unmask one's true nature / to give the game away syn
绿林好汉 綠林好漢 lǜ lín hǎo hàn true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style) syn
张志新 張志新 zhāng zhì xīn Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
惟妙惟肖 wéi miào wéi xiào to imitate to perfection / to be remarkably true to life syn
真容 zhēn róng portrait / true features / (fig.) true nature syn
弄假成真 nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn pretense that turns into reality (idiom) / to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true syn
活龙活现 活龍活現 huó lóng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn
真伪莫辨 真偽莫辨 zhēn wěi mò biàn can't judge true or false (idiom) / unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake / not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
真金不怕火炼 真金不怕火煉 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn True gold fears no fire. (idiom) syn
知人知面不知心 zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
口说无凭 口說無憑 kǒu shuō wú píng (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
患难见真情 患難見真情 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
假人像 jiǎ rén xiàng an effigy
桐人 tóng rén puppet burial object / wooden effigy buried to put a curse on sb
桐木偶 tóng mù ǒu puppet burial object / wooden effigy buried to put a curse on sb
阿Ｑ ā Q Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella The true story of Ah Q 阿Ｑ正傳|阿Ｑ正传[A1 Q zheng4 chuan2] / Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella "The True Story of Ah Q" 阿Q正傳|阿Q正传[A1 Q Zheng4zhuan4] ("Q" here is typically pronounced as [kiu1] or [qiu1])
本来面目 本來面目 běn lái - miàn mù (idiom) true colors / true features / original appearance syn
半真半假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ (idiom) half true and half false
确有其事 確有其事 què yǒu qí shì (confirm to be) true / authentic
真否定句 zhēn fǒu dìng jù true negative (TN)
真肯定句 zhēn kěn dìng jù true affirmative (TA)
都会传奇 都會傳奇 dū huì chuán qí urban legend (translation of recent Western term) / story or theory circulated as true / same as 都市傳奇|都市传奇
真爱 真愛 zhēn ài true love
信实 信實 xìn shí trustworthy / reliable / to believe something to be true syn
假戏真唱 假戲真唱 jiǎ xì zhēn chàng fiction comes true / play-acting that turns into reality
好汉做事，好汉当 好漢做事，好漢當 hǎo hàn zuò shì , hǎo hàn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
孰真孰假 shú zhēn shú jiǎ what is true and what is fake
挨边 挨邊 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
挚情 摯情 zhì qíng true feelings
敢做敢当 敢做敢當 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金 疾風知勁草，烈火見真金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
真诠 真詮 zhēn quán to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis
真释 真釋 zhēn shì true explanation / genuine reason
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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