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  zan1   jyutping
  zhen1   pinyin
[1] true; real; factual; genuine; actual; substantial; really; truly [2] the highest sincerity one is capable of [3] a Chinese family name

please also refer to variant
Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: (#109)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 23030 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Dec 2010 04:45

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detail  zan1 kwan2  zhen1 jun1 = fungus
detail  zan1 hai6  zhen1 xi4 = really
detail  zan1 zing3  zhen1 zheng4 = genuine; true
detail ?  zan1 hai6*2   = "really?" as a question
detail  zan1 dik1  zhen1 de5 = real; true; veritable
detail  se2 zan1  xie3 zhen1 = [1] (Cant.) pornographic pictures [2] photographs, portraits
detail  cyun4 zan1  chuan2 zhen1 = facsimile; fax
detail  bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2  ban4 zhen1 ban4 jia3 = half true and half false; half-truths
detail  jing6/jing6*2 zan1  ren4 zhen1 = conscientious; really
detail  zan1 sing4  zhen1 cheng2 = sincere
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Showing 10 of 59 examples containing 真
detail audio 真係
He is really fast.
detail 阻住溫書真係唔好意思
Sorry for interrupting your studies!
[Lit. block you revise [particle], really sorry. Standard Chinese:打擾你溫習,真不好意思]
detail 妹妹真係好叻
You're really smart, little sis!
[Lit. Younger sister, you really very clever!]
detail 係咪真係完全明白
Do you really understand everything?
detail 真係輸咗
I've lost (this contest)...
[Note that 真係 isn't necessarily translated into English - sometimes it's used where an English speaker would just add extra emphasis onto the word. In this case, "I've *lost*!"]
detail 你哋真係
You're no good at fooling people.
[Lit. you-[plural marker] really trick-not-arrive people]
detail audio 真係唔明白點解噉樣
I really don't understand why he acts/behaves like this.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131924,131924#msg-131924]
detail 見到真是太好了
It was nice meeting you.
detail audio 我哋聖誕樹定係?
Shall we get a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?
detail 我們今年聖誕樹真的還是人造
Shall we get a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?
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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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