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(zhēn zhèng) - genuine, true, real, authentic in Mandarin

zhēnzhèng

Traditional: 真正

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Translation

genuine, true, real, authentic

Word origin

真正 (zhēnzhèng) 'genuine, true' joins 真 (zhēn, 'true') and 正 (zhèng, 'upright, correct'). 正 is an ideograph combining 一 with 止 (zhǐ, 'foot'), a foot moving straight towards a line, hence 'correct, upright'.

Origin
compound
Root
真 (zhēn, 'true') + 正 (zhèng, 一 + 止 foot, 'upright')

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Examples

This is a true friend.

Genuine success requires hard work.

He is a real hero.

A true friend is hard to find.

He is a true artist.

真正 (zhēn zhèng) - genuine, true, real, authentic.

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This word is part of lesson 9.