真是 meaning in English

zhēnshi

indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)

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Meaning of 真是

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

真是 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè真zhēn是shì真zhēn的de吗ma?
Is this really real?
我wǒ真zhēn是shì不bù能néng相xiāng信xìn。
I just can't believe it.
你nǐ真zhēn是shì太tài好hǎo了le。
You're really wonderful.
那nà真zhēn是shì太tài好hǎo了le。
That's great.
你nǐ真zhēn是shì太tài对duì了le。
You're so right.

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真 zhēn · really · 10 strokes

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是 shì · to be · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 真是.

真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
还是háishistill (as before); had better
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
认真rènzhēnconscientious; earnest
但是dànshìbut; however
可是kěshìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
真正zhēnzhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
正是zhèngshìis precisely
老是lǎoshìalways
就是jiùshìexactly; precisely; only; simply; just
只是zhǐshìmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply
要是yàoshi(coll.) if

Questions about 真是

What does 真是 mean?

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

How do you write 真是?

真是 is made of 2 characters: 真 (10 strokes), 是 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.