真是 - Mandarin word #183

真是

zhēnshì

Traditional: 真是

HSK 2

#183 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

truly is, indeed

Stroke order

真

是

。

You are truly wonderful.

。

It is truly unexpected.

。

What a real bother.

。

You really are a good friend.

累lèi。

Today was really too tiring.

真是 (zhēn shì) means truly is, indeed. It is used as a adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.

当然

of course, naturally, certainly

非常

extremely, very, unusual

可是

but, however, yet

一定

certainly, definitely, must

真

really, truly, genuine

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 4.