Difference between revisions of "Expressing "really" with "zhen""
m (Text replacement - "shuō huà" to "shuōhuà") |
|||
| Line 57: | Line 57: | ||
== Sources and further reading == | == Sources and further reading == | ||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:B1 grammar points]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Adverbs]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{Basic Grammar|真|B1|真 + Adj.|你 女朋友 <em>真</em> 漂亮。|grammar point|ASGC885D}} | ||
| + | {{POS|Adverbs}} | ||
Revision as of 03:09, 6 March 2017
| This article is a stub. Editors can help the Chinese Grammar Wiki by expanding it. |
-
Level
-
Similar to
-
Used for
-
Keywords
The word 真 (zhēn) basically means "really," "truly," or "indeed." In English, one might ask "really?" as in "did that truly happen?" In cases such as these, 真 is used to express and emphasize the truth of a fact that's been stated.
Contents
真 before an Adjective
Structure
真 (zhēn) is used only in exclamatory sentences and comes before an adjective.
真 + Adj.
Example
- 你 真 好！ You are so nice!
- 你 女朋友 真 漂亮！Your girlfriend is so beautiful!
- 他 家 真 有钱！His family is so rich!
- 小狗 真 可爱！This puppy is adorable!
- 今天 真 热！It's really hot today!
真 before an Emotional Verb or 能 / 会
Structure
真 + Verb
Example
- 你 妈妈 真 爱 你！ Your mother really loves you!
- 我 真 喜欢 住 在 中国！ I really like living in China!
- 我 真 讨厌 这 种 男人！ I really hate this kind of guy!
- 你 真 会 说话！ You are so good with words!
- 你 真 能 吃！ You ate so much!
- 我 对 网络 游戏 真 不 感 兴趣！ I'm really not interested in online games!
