真正
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
真正 (zhēnzhèng) · real
真正 (zhēnzhèng) means “real; true; really”. It is written with 2 characters: 真 (really) + 正 (straight). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 真正 is built
The characters
真 zhēn · really
What 真 is made of
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A straight 直 (that is, level) table 几 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
正 zhèng · straight
What 正 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — up
Origin hint: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是我真正的朋友。Tā shì wǒ zhēnzhèng de péngyou.He is my true friend.
你真正明白了吗？Nǐ zhēnzhèng míngbai le ma?Do you really understand?
Questions about 真正
What does 真正 mean?
真正 (zhēnzhèng) means “real; true; really”.
How do you pronounce 真正?
真正 is pronounced zhēnzhèng.
Which HSK level is 真正?
真正 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 认真rènzhēnserious
- 真的zhēndereally
- 真实zhēnshítrue
- 天真tiānzhēnnaive
- 传真chuánzhēnfax
- 清真qīngzhēnhalal
- 真理zhēnlǐtruth
- 真相zhēnxiàngthe truth
- 真挚zhēnzhìsincere
- 真zhēnreally
Learn 真正 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.