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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

当真 [dàngzhēn]
  1. 1. verb takeseriously
    别把他的话当真
    Don't take what he said seriously!
  2. 2. adjective serious
  3. 3. adverb really
    当真辞职了?
    Did he really resign?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

当真 [dàngzhēn]
  1. 1. take seriously; serious
    我只是开个玩笑,何必当真呢?
    I was only joking. Why take it seriously?
  2. 2. (really) true
    这话当真
    Is it really true?
  3. 3. really; sure enough
    他说要来,当真来了。
    He said he would come and, sure enough, he did.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

当真 [dàngzhēn]
  1. 1. 信以为真
    这是马路新闻,请别当真
  2. 2. 确实;可靠
    此话当真
  3. 3. 果然
    他说来,当真就来了

Examples

这话当真
Is it really true?
开个玩笑嘛,何必当真呢?
I was only joking. Why take it so seriously?
他是跟你开玩笑呢,你别当真
He was only joking. Don't take it seriously.
他是跟你闹着玩儿的,你别当真
He was joking. Don't take it seriously.
我只是开个玩笑,谁知她竟当真了。
I was only joking, who would have thought she would take it seriously.
他说话总是没分晓,你不要当真
His remarks are always unreasonable. Please do not take them seriously.
他说都是虚言,你不要太当真了。
What he said were all empty words. You shouldn't take them seriously.
我们本想和她开个玩笑,不料她却当真了。
We had just wanted to have a laugh with her – we hadn't appreciated that she was serious.

Collocations

当真
too serious
当真
take it easy
当真如此
take it as true
当真不错
be sure to be right

Word Decomposition


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