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(idiom) half true and half false in Chinese: 半真半假 (bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ)

bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ

(idiom) half true and half false

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(idiom) half true and half false

Stroke order

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半
真
半
假

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄅㄢˋ

bàn

ㄅ/ bㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄣ

zhēn

ㄓ/ zhㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄅㄢˋ

bàn

ㄅ/ bㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄚˇ

jiǎ

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 半真半假 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他说的话半真半假，让人很难相信。

    tā shuō de huà bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ， ràng rén hěn nán xiāng xìn。

    What he says is half true and half false, making it hard to believe.

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Related words

真

zhēn

really

半

bàn

half

假

jiǎ

fake

认真

rèn zhēn

conscientious

传真

chuán zhēn

fax

寒假

hán jià

winter vacation

请假

qǐng jià

to request leave of absence

真正

zhēn zhèng

genuine

假如

jiǎ rú

if

假装

jiǎ zhuāng

to feign

天真

tiān zhēn

naive

真理

zhēn lǐ

truth

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