As an [adverb](adverb "wikilink"), the word 真 (zhēn) means "really" or
"truly."

真 (zhēn) Before an Adjective
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### Structure

真 (zhēn) is used only in exclamatory sentences and comes before an
adjective.

<div class= "jiegou">
真 + Adj.

</div>
### Example

<div class="liju">
-   你 <em>真</em> 好！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>zhēn</em>
    hǎo!</span><span class="trans">You are so nice! </span>
-   你 女朋友 <em>真</em> 漂亮！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ nǚpéngyou
    <em>zhēn</em> piàoliang! </span><span class="trans">Your girlfriend
    is really pretty!</span>
-   他 家 <em>真</em> 有钱！<span class="pinyin">Tā jiā <em>zhēn</em>
    yǒuqián! </span><span class="trans">His family is really
    rich!</span>
-   小狗 <em>真</em> 可爱！<span class="pinyin">Xiǎogǒu <em>zhēn</em>
    kě'ài! </span><span class="trans">This puppy is really cute!</span>
-   今天 <em>真</em> 热！<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān <em>zhēn</em> rè!
    </span><span class="trans">It's truly hot today!</span>

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真 (zhēn) Before Certain Verbs or 能 (néng) / 会 (huì)
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We don't want to get too technical on you, but there are certain other
words that can be jazzed up with 真 (zhēn). One type of word is
[auxiliary verbs](auxiliary_verb "wikilink"), like 能 (néng) and 会
(huì). The other type is [psychological
verbs](psychological_verb "wikilink") like 喜欢 (xǐhuan).

### Structure

<div class= "jiegou">
真 + Verb

</div>
### Example

<div class="liju">
-   你 妈妈 <em>真</em> 爱 你！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ māma
    <em>zhēn</em> ài nǐ! </span><span class="trans">Your mother really
    loves you! </span>
-   我 <em>真</em> 喜欢 住 在 中国！<span class="pinyin">Wǒ
    <em>zhēn</em> xǐhuan zhù zài Zhōngguó!</span><span class="trans">I
    really like living in China! </span>
-   我 <em>真</em> 讨厌 这 种 男人！<span class="pinyin">Wǒ
    <em>zhēn</em> tǎoyàn zhè zhǒng nánrén!</span><span class="trans">I
    really hate this kind of guy! </span>
-   你 <em>真</em> 会 说话！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>zhēn</em> huì
    shuōhuà! </span><span class="trans">You are so good with words!
    </span>
-   你 <em>真</em> 能 吃！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>zhēn</em> néng
    chī! </span><span class="trans">You ate so much! </span>

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