当
真

To take seriously in Chinese: 当真 (dàng zhēn)

dàng zhēn

to take seriously

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 當真1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take seriously
  2. 2serious
  3. 3No joking, really!

Stroke order

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当
真

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄤˋ

dàng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄣ

zhēn

ㄓ/ zhㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

当真

Simplified

當真

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他只是开个玩笑，你别当真。

    tā zhǐ shì kāi gè wán xiào， nǐ bié dàng zhēn。

    He was just joking, don't take it seriously.

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Related words

真

zhēn

really

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

当然

dāng rán

only natural

认真

rèn zhēn

conscientious

传真

chuán zhēn

fax

当地

dāng dì

local

当时

dāng shí

then

真正

zhēn zhèng

genuine

当代

dāng dài

the present age

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

天真

tiān zhēn

naive

相当

xiāng dāng

equivalent to

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