他們真是朋友嗎？

Are they actually friends?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
=2 真是 zhēnshi
  1. indeed; truly
  2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
=2 真是 zhēnshì
  1. (colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 真 (zhēn), 是 (shì): (it) really is; (it) truly is
  3. Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!
=3 朋友 péngyou friend

classifiers: 個, 位
=3 朋友 péngyǒu
  1. (archaic) large number of retainers
  2. (archaic, Ming dynasty) designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  3. designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  4. large number of retainers
=4 嗎 má (coll.) what?
=4 嗎 mǎ used in 吗啡 mǎfēi
=4 嗎 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)