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果真

guǒzhēn

really; as expected; if indeed

A person with an umbrella under rain clouds, as predicted
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Characters in this word

果 guǒ

Strokes
8
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
田 field, farm, arable land 木 tree
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 果

真 zhēn

Strokes
10
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
直 straight, vertical 几 small table
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他果真在庭审前撤回证词,案件的走向立刻变得复杂起来。 Tā guǒzhēn zài tíngshěn qián chèhuí zhèngcí, ànjiàn de zǒuxiàng lìkè biàn de fùzá qǐlái. He really did withdraw his testimony before the trial, and the direction of the case immediately became complicated.
  • 天气预报说会下雨,果真下起来了。 Tiānqì yùbào shuō huì xià yǔ, guǒzhēn xià qǐlái le. The forecast said it would rain, and sure enough it did.
  • 我早就猜到他会迟到,果真他十点才到。 Wǒ zǎo jiù cāi dào tā huì chídào, guǒzhēn tā shí diǎn cái dào. I had guessed long ago he would be late, and indeed he only arrived at ten.

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