本真 běn zhēn ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄣ bun2 zan1
- true nature; original state
- true to one's nature; genuine and unpretentious
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- 剧本 劇本 jù běn ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇ kek6 bun2 script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
- 原本 yuán běn ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇ jyun4 bun2 originally
- 基本 jī běn ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ gei1 bun2 basic
- 影本 yǐng běn ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄣˇ jing2 bun2 copy (of a document)
- 成本 chéng běn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇ sing4 bun2 (manufacturing, production etc) costs
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- 日本 Rì běn ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ jat6 bun2 Japan
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 本事 běn shì ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ bun2 si6 source material
- 本事 běn shi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄕ bun2 si6 ability
- 本人 běn rén ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ bun2 jan4 I; me; myself
- 本位 běn wèi ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄟˋ bun2 wai6 (economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 "gold standard")
- 本来 本來 běn lái ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ bun2 loi4 original
- 本分 běn fèn ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄣˋ bun2 fan6 (to play) one's part
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 本地 běn dì ㄅㄣˇ ㄉㄧˋ bun2 dei6 local
- 本子 běn zi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄗ bun2 zi2 book
- 本性 běn xìng ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ bun2 sing3 natural instincts
- 本意 běn yì ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ bun2 ji3 original idea
- 本期 běn qī ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧ bun2 kei4 the current period
- 本科 běn kē ㄅㄣˇ ㄎㄜ bun2 fo1 undergraduate course
真
- 传真 傳真 chuán zhēn ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄣ cyun4 zan1 to fax
- 天真 tiān zhēn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ tin1 zan1 naive
- 果真 guǒ zhēn ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄣ gwo2 zan1 really
- 当真 當真 dàng zhēn ㄉㄤˋ ㄓㄣ dong1 zan1 to take seriously
- 真假 zhēn jiǎ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄚˇ zan1 gaa2 genuine or fake
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- 真实 真實 zhēn shí ㄓㄣ ㄕˊ zan1 sat6 true; real
- 真心 zhēn xīn ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ zan1 sam1 wholeheartedness; sincerity
- 真情 zhēn qíng ㄓㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zan1 cing4 real situation; the truth
- 真挚 真摯 zhēn zhì ㄓㄣ ㄓˋ zan1 zi3 sincere
- 真是 zhēn shi ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ zan1 si6 indeed; truly
- 真正 zhēn zhèng ㄓㄣ ㄓㄥˋ zan1 zing3 genuine; real; true
- 真理 zhēn lǐ ㄓㄣ ㄌㄧˇ zan1 lei5 truth
- 真的 zhēn de ㄓㄣ ˙ㄉㄜ zan1 dik1 really; truly; indeed
- 真相 zhēn xiàng ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zan1 soeng3 the truth about sth; the actual facts
- 真空 zhēn kōng ㄓㄣ ㄎㄨㄥ zan1 hung1 (physics) vacuum
- 真诚 真誠 zhēn chéng ㄓㄣ ㄔㄥˊ zan1 sing4 sincere; genuine; true
- 认真 認真 rèn zhēn ㄖㄣˋ ㄓㄣ jing6 zan1 conscientious
- 逼真 bī zhēn ㄅㄧ ㄓㄣ bik1 zan1 lifelike
- 清真寺 qīng zhēn sì ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄣ ㄙˋ cing1 zan1 zi2 mosque
- 真是的 zhēn shi de ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ ˙ㄉㄜ zan1 si6 dik1 Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration)
Idioms with these characters
- 报本反始 報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
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- 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
- 慈悲为本 慈悲為本 cí bēi wéi běn ㄘˊ ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄣˇ ci4 bei1 wai4 bun2 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
- 看家本领 看家本領 kān jiā běn lǐng ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hon3 gaa1 bun2 ling5 (idiom) one's forte
- 舍本逐末 捨本逐末 shě běn zhú mò ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ se2 bun2 zuk6 mut6 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
- 血本无归 血本無歸 xuè běn wú guī ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 (idiom) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt
- 一本万利 一本萬利 yī běn wàn lì ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ jat1 bun2 maan6 lei6 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
- 半真半假 bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bun3 zan1 bun3 gaa2 (idiom) half true and half false
- 货真价实 貨真價實 huò zhēn jià shí ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ fo3 zan1 gaa3 sat6 lit. genuine goods at fair prices (idiom)
- 弄假成真 nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ lung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
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- 千真万确 千真萬確 qiān zhēn wàn què ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ cin1 zan1 maan6 kok3 absolutely true (idiom)
- 情真意切 qíng zhēn yì qiè ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄣ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ cing4 zan1 ji3 cit3 (idiom) sincere; heartfelt
- 天真烂漫 天真爛漫 tiān zhēn làn màn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄌㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ tin1 zan1 laan6 maan6 (idiom) innocent and unaffected
- 以假乱真 以假亂真 yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄣ ji5 gaa2 lyun6 zan1 (idiom) to pass off the fake as genuine; to blur the line between fake and real so convincingly that the fake is mistaken for the real thing
- 真刀真枪 真刀真槍 zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng ㄓㄣ ㄉㄠ ㄓㄣ ㄑㄧㄤ zan1 dou1 zan1 coeng1 lit. real swords and spears (idiom)
- 真凭实据 真憑實據 zhēn píng shí jù ㄓㄣ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄐㄩˋ zan1 pang4 sat6 geoi3 reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
- 真枪实弹 真槍實彈 zhēn qiāng shí dàn ㄓㄣ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄕˊ ㄉㄢˋ zan1 coeng1 sat6 daan6 (idiom) with real guns and live ammunition; (fig.) for real (involving genuine action rather than rehearsal, simulation or theory); (coll.) to have actual sex; to go all the way
Example sentences
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你 要 离开 離開 日本 真是 个 個 遗憾 遺憾 。
It's a pity that you should leave Japan.
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