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!

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Homographs

真是 zhēnshi
  1. indeed; truly
  2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

Examples

真是太好囉

That's really good!

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真是太好了。

It's great.

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我真是惊讶。

I was truly astonished.

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你真是警惕。

You're very alert.

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他真是甜心。

He's such a sweetheart.

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Entry Composition

1 真 zhēn
  1. really
  2. truly
  3. indeed
  4. real
  5. true
  6. genuine
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì

Containing this entry

真是的 zhēnshidè