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 内行 內行 nèi háng expert / adept / experienced / an expert / a professional 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 真身 zhēn shēn the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy 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 大家 dà jiā everyone / influential family / great expert syn 师 師 shī teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops syn 专家 專家 zhuān jiā expert / specialist syn 擅长 擅長 shàn cháng to be good at / to be expert in syn 高手 gāo shǒu expert / past master / dab hand syn 拿手 ná shǒu expert in / good at syn 行家 háng jiā connoisseur / expert / veteran syn 技师 技師 jì shī senior technician / technical expert 好手 hǎo shǒu expert / professional syn 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man) / to become a recognized expert syn 大虾 大蝦 dà xiā prawn / (Internet slang) expert / whiz syn 能手 néng shǒu expert syn 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 深谙 深諳 shēn ān to know (sth) very well / to be an expert in syn 名家 míng jiā renowned expert / master (of an art or craft) syn 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 bān mén nòng fǔ to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom) syn 里手 裡手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle syn 军事家 軍事家 jūn shì jiā military expert / general 大方 dà fāng expert / scholar / mother earth / a type of green tea syn 大王 dà wáng king / magnate / person having expert skill in something syn 专业人才 專業人才 zhuān yè rén cái expert (in a field) 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 大神 dà shén deity / (Internet slang) guru / expert / whiz 医学专家 醫學專家 yī xué zhuān jiā medical expert / medical specialist 方家 fāng jiā learned person / expert in a certain field / abbr. for 大方之家[da4 fang1 zhi1 jia1] 中国通 中國通 zhōng guó tōng China watcher / an expert on China / an old China hand 大拿 dà ná (coll.) man in power / boss / authority / expert 瞿秋白 qū qiū bái Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March 